Shahjahan had four sons and several years after the completion of the Taj Mahal, Shahjahan fell ill. The four sons entered into conflict and 3 of these sons were killed leaving only Aurangzeb who took advantage and deposed his father c. 1658. The Shah Jahan was imprisoned in the Agra Fort until his death.
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The black taj was to be built for Shah Jhan himself. But the question is that- where is the black taj, which had been the exact copy of the Taj Mahal, and was to be on the opposite location of the river? The answer lays in the fact that when he was building his [...]
Read More...One reason is attributed to its perfect proportions and geometry. Another is ascribed to the various moods that the Taj presents to its viewers. Clad in delicate, white Makrana marble, the Taj changes its character across time as the light changes- dawn, noon, twilight, night. The shadows that fall on the marble too enhance [...]
Read More... A production unit shooting an ad film for an international client was hounded on the Taj Mahal premises in Agra on Tuesday by a mob for allegedly portraying local guides and photographers in a bad light.
“They had been shooting on the premises for the last three days. We never raised a voice. But we [...]
Arjumand begum was born in 1593 April in Agra to Asaf Khan,who was the Prime Minister for Shah Jahan and son of the Prime Minister for Jahangir whose sister, Nur Jahan, married Jahangir.
The story goes back in 1607, when a prince of the royal Mughal household strolled down the Meena Bazaar, accompanied by a [...]