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Mumtaz Mahal (Persian pronunciation: [mum.ˈtɑːz ma.ˈhal]; lit. ' The Exalted One of the Palace '; born Arjumand Banu Begum; 27 April 1593 – 17 June 1631) [6] was the empress consort of Mughal Empire from 1628 to 1631 as the chief consort of the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan. [7]
By the second Urs, held on 25 May 1633 AD (1042 AH), [note 4] Mumtaz Mahal had been interred in her final resting place, the riverside terrace was finished; as was the plinth of the mausoleum and the tahkhana, a galleried suite of rooms opening to the river and under the terrace. [41] It was used by the imperial retinue for the celebrations.
He hailed from Iran and served Akbar and was the father of the famous Nur Jahan and grandfather of Mumtaz Mahal of the Taj Mahal fame. He was made Vazir (Prime Minister) after Nur Jahan's marriage with Jahangir in 1611 and held the mansab of 7000/7000 and the title : "I'timad-Ud-Daulah" (The Lord treasurer). He died at Agra in 1622, a few ...
The Taj Mahal was commissioned by Shah Jahan in 1631, to be built in the memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, who died on 17 June that year while giving birth to their 14th child, Gauhara Begum. [10] [11] Construction started in 1632, and the mausoleum was completed in 1648, while the surrounding buildings and garden were finished five years later ...
1628–1658) to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself. The tomb is the centrepiece of a 17-hectare (42-acre) complex, which includes a mosque and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens bounded on three sides by a crenellated wall.
'Adorned in Gems'; 17 June 1631 – c. 1706) was a Mughal princess and the 14th and youngest child of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal. [1] Her mother died giving birth to her in 1631. Gauhar Ara, however, survived the childbirth and lived for another three-quarters of a century.
It was later moved to the Mumtaz Mahal, [2] originally used as a mess by British troops. The museum is now under the aegis of the Archaeological Survey of India . Most of the Mughal belongings and jewels of the Red Fort were looted and stolen during Nadir Shah's invasion of India in 1747 and again after the failed Indian Rebellion of 1857 ...
Taj Mahal, Kota Kota: A replica of the Taj Mahal in the Seven Wonders park. [7] Taj Mahal of China Shenzhen: China: A replica of the Taj Mahal in the Window of the World theme park. [4] Al-Hakim Mosque Padang: Indonesia: It is a mosque located in West Sumatra. [10] Ramlie Musofa Mosque Jakarta: The mosque was built by Haji Ramlie Rasidin and ...