WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (reigned from 1628 to 1658), to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

Detailed explanation-2: -’Crown of the Palace’) is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was commissioned in 1631 by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan ( r. 1628–1658) to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself.

Detailed explanation-3: -The structure was built as a token for his love towards his wife Mumtaz after her sudden death during pregnancy. It was given the name Mumtaz Mahal in the beginning but later changed into Taj Mahal.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Taj Mahal is the masterpiece of his reign and was erected in memory of the favourite of his three queens, Arjūmand (Mumtāz Maḥal; the mother of Aurangzeb). At Delhi, Shah Jahān built a huge fortress-palace complex called the Red Fort as well as another Jāmiʿ Masjid, which is among the finest mosques in India.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Taj Mahal, a spectacle in white marble, unparalleled in grandeur that depicts the sheer opulence of an era. The awesome structure, the monument of love that Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan gave to the world, stands as a testimony of his intense love for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.