“When we saw the tomb, everyone was silent ... Despite his devotion to Mumtaz Mahal, he likely did not visit the Taj Mahal again and only saw it from his prison at Agra Fort, after his ...
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 ...
This beautiful 17th-century mausoleum was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz ... that the Taj Mahal is or ever was anything other than a tomb built by a ...
A three-day 'urs (death anniversary)' began with the offering of 'chadar' on the graves of Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal, an official said. Prince Vajpayee, the archaeology department's senior ...
After many years of happy marriage, Mumtaz passed away during the birth of her 14th child. To commemorate their undying love for one another, the Shah built the Taj Mahal as an elaborate tomb.
Commemorating Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's 370th death anniversary, a three-day 'urs' began at the Taj Mahal. Opening the basement tomb and offering 'chadar' on the graves of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz ...
This major exhibition at the V&A assembles a dizzying array of objects and artwork commissioned by the era’s most famous emperors to tell the story of their dynasty.