Mumtaz Mahal

PEOPLE

When Mumtaz Mahal, the “Jewel of the Palace,” tragically died in childbirth, her husband built the Taj Mahal in her honor.

INSTANT

“The world believes it was built by love but reading Shah Jahan’s own words on the Taj, one could say it was grief that built the Taj Mahal and it was sorrow that saw it...



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