A billion chocolate-box images and tourist guidebooks order us to "read" the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's marble mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal, known as "Taj Bibi," as the World's Greatest ...

Shah Jahan had ordered the mausoleum to be built in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. “The first urs of Mumtaz Mahal was celebrated 392 years ago on 22 June, 1632. The second urs was celebrated ...

Her father was the Persian noble Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan, the brother of Empress Nur ... felt for any other." Mumtaz Mahal had a very deep and loving marriage with Shah Jahan. Even during her ...

The love story behind the Taj: In 1628, Shah Jahan became ruler of the Mughal Empire. His favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal (which means “chosen one of the palace”), was his loyal travel companion.