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Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is a great architectural edifice, and it is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It is distinguished by the splendor of construction and mastery. It is a living example of the splendor of Islamic architecture. The Taj Mahal is located in India, and it is a very beautiful palace, with an excellent shrine of Mahal and this is its title, but its real name is Rosa. This great building was built by an excellent husband, Mahal, as an expression of his deep love for her. With beautiful architecture.
The story of building the Taj Mahal
The wonderful story of love began between Shah Jehan and Mumtaz Mahal and was at that time a prince named Hizam, then he became the fifth Mughal Emperor, when he married her, and she is the daughter of Asif Khan, and her father was the president of the ceremonies of the royal palace during the reign of Jehangir Sultan of Mughals, and they were the Muslim Mughals in Agra The capital of India at that time.
In the customs and traditions of the Mughals, the women of the royal family were known by names other than their real names, and it is known that Shah Jehan’s marriage to Mumtaz Mahal was not his first marriage, but his second marriage, but his marriage to it stemmed from a wonderful true love story, which was Mumtaz Mahal accompanied her husband on all his travels, transfers, and even military missions, and he consulted her on everything, and their love was based on deep friendship as well, and his constant guide was to help the poor and weak and guide him to do a lot of good.
Mumtaz gave birth to her husband, Shah, fourteen sons, and she died during her last birth in 1630, and this was three years after he stepped down from the throne in Burhanpur in Desan, where she was with him in a military campaign, and when he returned to power, Shah decided to commemorate his wife, Taj Mahal. It was determined to build the edifice of the Taj Mahal icon of beauty, the splendor of construction and design, for the great love story of Shah to his late wife was the reason for constructing (Taj Mahal) with such creativity in design.
The death of Empress Taj Mahal had profound sadness and great pain, inspired Emperor Shah to build this grand luxury edifice, with such magnitude and luxury, to be a masterpiece in the city of Agra, the capital of Mughal rule in India, which is an hour away from Delhi in the car, Where the Taj Mahal mausoleum is located in the Indian city of Agra, which was the capital of the Mughals at the time, and the Taj Mahal Palace is one of the seven marvels that were placed on the map of human heritage.
Taj Mahal building site
There is the Taj Mahal Palace, on the outskirts of the city of Agra, India, on the bank of the South Jumman River, may God have mercy on Mumtaz Mahal, this great Muslim woman, with the legendary love story and inspiring her emperor husband to build this unique edifice.
