SSC
INDIAN HISTORY
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Akbar
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George Washington
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Shah Jahan
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Chandragupta Maurya
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Detailed explanation-1: -It was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal with construction starting in 1632 AD and completed in 1648 AD, with the mosque, the guest house and the main gateway on the south, the outer courtyard and its cloisters were added subsequently and completed in 1653 AD.
Detailed explanation-2: -The tomb served as the inspiration for the Taj Mahal, unarguably the zenith of Mughal architecture, the construction of which began in 1632 and which Nur Jahan must have heard about before she died.
Detailed explanation-3: -Taj Mahal was built on the river banks of Yamuna by the orders of the great king shah Jahan and was commissioned in 1632 . The structure was built as a token for his love towards his wife Mumtaz after her sudden death during pregnancy.