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Taj Mahal is known as an example of Indian Muslim architecture. In addition, the Taj Mahal as a love symbol of Emperor Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Taj Mahal is the symbol of love and desire. It was built by fifth Mogul emperor, between the years 1631-1648 to remember his wife, Arjuman Bano Begum, better known as Mumtaz Mahal. Initially, Shah Jahan mosque, the only mentions Mumtaz Mahal as a tomb, but eventually evolved into a Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal when translated means’ Crown Palace ‘, an expansion of the name Mumtaz Mahal who came from Persia. Mumtaz Mahal died at the age of 39, when giving birth to his 14 children at 1631. Read the rest of this entry »