When and why was the Taj Mahal built? In 1631, Shah Jahan ordered that the Taj Mahal be built to house the tomb of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. “She was the second queen of the emperor,” Jain notes.

The Taj Mahal, located in Agra, is one of the most famous monuments in the world. Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built this beautiful monument in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Made of white marble ...

Situated on the banks of the Yamuna River in Agra, India, the Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum complex that dates back to the 17th century. It was commissioned by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in ...

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Did you know that Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan was so smitten with his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal (the poor woman bore him 14 children!), that when she died giving birth to their last child ...