Taj mahal

History of the taj mahal 

Taj mahal

Place 

Taj mahal in Agra, western Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. 

It is situated in the eastern part of the city on the southern (right) bank of the Yamuna River. Agra Fort (Red Fort), also on the right bank of the Yamuna, is about 1 milwest of the Taj Mahal

construction of main building was completed. The construction of the whole was completed in 1653. Mumtaz Mahal is buried in Taj Mahal.

Taj mahal

Mumtaz Mahal was the beloved wife of Shah Jahan. Her real name was Arjumand Banu Begum.

 She was the daughter of Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan and was married to Shah Jahan in 1612 though the engagement was organized in 1607.

The palace given to Mumtaz Mahal was named Khas Mahal whose decoration was very sophisticated in comparison the palaces of the other wives of Shah Jahan.

After her death total court went under mourning for two years. After he recovered from distress, he started constructing the beautiful monument for her love. It took nearly 22 years to complete and Nearly 22,000 workers from Central Asia and India worked for this monument.

The history says that Shah Jahan removed the hands of artisans not to built like this monument anywhere. The dead body of Mumtaz has placed at the Banks of River Yamuna. As he promised he constructed the Taj Mahal over her grave.

Shah Jahan dead body was laid beside Mumtaz Tomb.