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In 1631‚ Shah Jahan‚ emperor during the Mughal empire’s period of greatest prosperity‚ was grief-stricken when his third wife‚ Mumtaz Mahal‚ died during the birth of their 14th child‚ Gauhara Begum.[13] Construction of the Taj Mahal began in 1632.[14] The court chronicles of Shah Jahan’s grief illustrate the love story traditionally held as an inspiration for Taj Mahal.[15][16] The principal mausoleum was completed in 1648 and the surrounding buildings and garden were finished five years later. Emperor
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Mehurunnisa met with Abul‚ Bapa‚ and Khurran at her father’s home. This meeting between the three was a secret and they were summons there by Mehurunnisa. There was discussion about William Hawkins‚ who considered himself an Ambassador from England. Hawkins wanted Emperor Jahangir to sign trading privileges for the English. Hawkins wanted to leave the country and return to his own but the emperor did not want him to leave. He offered him many things to stay but he left frustrated and no longer
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to have ever ruled Delhi. The Gond queen Durgavati ruled for fifteen years before losing her life in a battle with Mughal emperor Akbar’s general Asaf Khan in 1564. Chand Bibi defendedAhmednagar against the powerful Mughal forces of Akbar in the 1590s. Jehangir’s wife Nur Jehan effectively wielded imperial power‚ and was recognized as the real power behind the Mughal throne. The Mughal princesses Jahanara and Zebunnissa were well-known poets‚ and also influenced the ruling powers. Shivaji’s mother
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Fatehepur sikri Fatehpur Sikri (Hindi: फ़तेहपुर सीकरी‚ Urdu: فتحپور سیکری) is a city and a municipal board in Agra district in the state ofUttar Pradesh‚ India. The city was founded in 1569 by the Mughal emperor Akbar‚ and served as the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1571 to 1585.[1] After his military victories over Chittor and Ranthambore‚ Akbar decided to shift his capital from Agra to a new location 23 miles (37 km) W.S.W on the Sikri ridge‚ to honor the Sufi saint Salim Chishti. Here
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------------------------------------------------- Agra From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the municipality in Uttar Pradesh‚ India. For its namesake district‚ see Agra district. For other uses‚ see Agra (disambiguation). Agra आगरा | — city — | The Taj Mahal in Agra | Nickname(s): Akbarabad | Agra | Coordinates: 27.18°N 78.02°ECoordinates: 27.18°N 78.02°E | Country | India | State | Uttar Pradesh | District | Agra | Area | • city | 188.40 km2 (72
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Origin and History of the Language Published on February 17 2014 by www.eautytask.com The term ’Urdu’ and its origin The term Urdu derives from a Turkish word ordu meaning camp or army. The Urdu languagedeveloped between the Muslim soldiers of the Mughals armies who belonged to various ethnicities like Turks‚ Arabs‚ Persians‚ Pathans‚ Balochis‚ Rajputs‚ Jats and Afghans. These soldiers lived in close contact with each other and communicated in different dialects‚ which slowly and gradually evolved
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Chand Bibi Chand Bibi also known as Chand Khatun or Chand Sultana was an Indian Muslim woman warrior. She acted as the Regent of Bijapur and Regent of Ahmednagar. Chand Bibi is best known for defending Ahmednagar against the Mughal forces of Emperor Akbar. Chand Bibi was the daughter of Hussain Nizam Shah I of Ahmednagar‚ and the sister of Burhan-ul-Mulk‚ the Sultan of Ahmednagar. She knew many languages including Arabic‚ Persian‚ Turkish‚ Marathi and Kannada. She played sitar‚ and painting flowers
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Shahjahanabad in Old Delhi. Within its fortifications are exquisite palaces‚ a finely proportioned mosque‚ the Moti Masjid or Pearl Mosque‚ the Diwan-i-Am or hall of public audience and the finely ornamented Diwan-i-Khas or hall of private audience‚ where the Mughal emperors held court seated on the bejewelled golden Peacock Throne. The small holes on the walls of Diwan-i-Khas and Diwan-i-Am narrate the vacancy of the jewels and stones that were used to decorate the facade. Recently‚ Red Fort has been recognised
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Partition of India 1947 In 1600‚ the British East India Company was established‚ and in 1858‚ The India Act allowed for power to be transferred to the British government. The British Government never had complete control‚ but it certainly had power. The Partition of India happened on August 14th‚ 1947 and August 15th‚ 1947. When the British left India on August 15th‚ 1947 (after the formation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan)‚ they left the country divided. This led to the formation of Pakistan
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