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When was the Taj Mahal built after death of Mumtaz or before death?
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Mumtaz Mahal was not alive when the Taj Mahal was built. When she died, she was buried in the Taj Mahal.
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Sunil Chaudhry
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∙ 9y agoTaj Mahal was built after the death of Mumtaz Mahal. Taj Mahal is the popular name for Mumtaz Mahal's mausoleum.
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Did Shah Jahan married after death of Mumtaz Mahal?
no
Was the taj mahal built for beauty?
Taj Mahal was built in memory of Mumtaz Mahal the wife of Shah Jahan who died in child birth. Also to contain the tombs of Akbar and shah Jahan's wife. Totally false. It is a British propaganda. Shah Jehan had no wife named Taj Mahal. The queen who was buried next to him was Arjumand Zamani. Akber`s tomb is separate ablout 20 miles from Agra in Sekandra. Shah Jehan never built Taj Mahal, he glot hold of a Hindu Fort and renovated the temple as Mosque as the Muslims always do.
What Islamic construction is a tomb not a mosque?
The Taj Mahal is a tomb or mausoleum built in 1631 by Emperor Shah Jahan. He was grief stricken over the death of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died during childbirth.
Tomb built by Shah Jahan name?
The tomb of Shahjahan is in the Monument Taj Mahal (Agra, India) itself. Shahjahan built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife and later after his death, he was too buried over there near his wife's grave.
Is tajmahal a Hindu temple?
No. It was built as a mausoleum (tomb) for the wife of one of the Emperors - Emperor Shah Jahan - for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. On his death he was also interred in the tomb next to her.
What was the history of taj mahal?
Soon after the Taj Mahal's completion, Shah Jahan was deposed by his son Aurangzeb and put under house arrest at nearby Agra Fort. Upon Shah Jahan's death, Aurangzeb buried him in the mausoleum next to his wife.
How did shah jahan feel after mumtaz death?
When Mumtaz Mahal died, Shah jahan felt so sad and upset that he and his palace took mouring at least 2 years. And if anyone eats their will be sent to the gallows.
Why They Did Built The Taj Mahal?
Shah Jahan created the taj mahal in memory of his 3rd wife's death.
How many children was alive Mumtaz Mahal?
Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal had 14 children. At the time of Mumtaz's death seven children were alive. They were Dara Shikoh, Shah Shuja, Aurangzeb, Murad Bakhsh, Jahan-Ara Begum, Roshan-Ara Begum and Gauhar Ara Begum. Her last and fourteenth child was Begum Gauhar Ara.
Why is the taj mahal still standing?
It is so big because it shows how much Shan Jahan loved Mumtaz Mahal. he wanted nothing less than the best for her even after her death.
What is in the Taj Mahal?
Taj mahal is mausoleum built by Shah Jahan in the memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Construction of Taj mahal took 22 years. More than 1000 elephants where used to carry the materials. More than 10000 wokers were involved in the construction process. Nearly by 1648AD construction was completed. After the death of Mumtaz, Tajmahal was build around here grave yard. Tajmahal have many precious stones in it is architectural design. What is written above is a Muslim-British propaganda, there is no truth in it. Taj Mahal is the temple of Shiva, Tajendra is one of the name of Shiva. It was a Shiva temple inside the palace of Jagat Singh, grandson of Man Singh, the commander in chief of Akber. It was not a Muslim building at all because (a) it is facing east like any Hindu building; (b) it is octagonal as recommended by Hindu architectures, (c) it has motifs of Lotus important for Hindus but prohibited in Muslim architectures. Arab beduins, Turks and Mongols, the Muslims who invaded India were barbarians, nomadic, uncivilised people. They never had any buildings in their own countries which are still mainly deserts. They could not design a building like Taj Mahal.
Why was the Taj Mahal built?
The Taj Mahal was built by an Emperor called Shah Jahan to remember his wife Mumtaz Mahal. She was his third wife, and as she neared death, the story goes that she asked her husband to build the most beautiful mausoleum in the world in memory of her. Shah Jahan was grief-stricken at his wife's death, so he honored her request. The Taj Mahal's construction commenced a year after her death, in 1632, and the main building was finished in 1648.
