during the reign of Akbar’s grandson‚ Shah Jahan‚ that the site looks like what it is today . Everyone knows that Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal for the love of his life Mumtaz Mahal. Unlike Badshah‚ Shah Jahan started building structures using white marble. Shah Jahan ruined some of the earlier existing buildings in the fort to make his own. During the last days of his life‚ Shah Jahan was jailed and restrained by his son‚ Aurangzeb‚ in the fort. It is said that Shah Jahan died in Muasamman Burj which
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AKBAR Akbar (Hindustani: [əkbər]; 14 October 1542 – 27 October 1605)‚ known as Akbar the Great‚ was Mughal Emperor from 1556 until his death. He was the third and greatest ruler of the Mughal Dynasty in India. Akbar succeeded his father‚ Humayun‚ under a regent‚Bairam Khan‚ who helped the young emperor expand and consolidate Mughal domains in India. A strong personality and a successful general‚ Akbar gradually enlarged the Mughal Empire to include nearly all of the Indian Subcontinent north of
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groups are referred to as kharab-kars – subversive activists‚ terrorists‚ and people who commit appalling acts in the name of politics. According to the media‚ Iran is a unified nation in the service of the king of the kings: the shahanshah Mohamed Reza Pahlavi. Acknowledging the existence of political opposition is considered
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seventh wonder of the world‚ it attracts thousands of tourists every year. A symbol of endless love and devotion of Emperor Shah Jehan to his beloved queen Mumtaz Mahal‚ the Taj is a befitting tribute to so romantic-a-love story and so divine an emotion that binds two souls forever. Mumtaz Mahal was a Muslim Persian Princess (her name‚ Arjumand Banu Begum before marriage) and Shah Jahan was the son of The Mughal Emperor Jehangir and grandson of Aktar The Great. He was at the age 14 that he met Mumtaz
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in Iran after the Islamic conquest in 637 B.C.‚ played a huge role in motivating the Iranians to fight against the Shah. Islam is the decisive factor that generated Iranians to start the Iranian Revolution against the Shah‚ who tried to inhibit the influence of the Islamic base in Iran through modernization. This led to the Iranian Revolution started by Muslims‚ purposed
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to modern Iran; lasted until 1722. 7. Sail al-din: Early 14th century Sufi mystic; began campaign to purify Islam; first member of Safavid dynasty. 8. Isma’il: Sufi commander who conquered city of Tabriz in 1501; first Safavid to be proclaimed shah or emperor. 9. Chaldiran: Site of battle between Safavids and Ottomans in 1514; Safavids severely defeated by Ottomans; checked western advance of Safavid Empire. 10. Abbas I‚ the Great: afavid ruler from 1587 to 1629; extended Safavid domain
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CAUSES OF THE DOWNFALL OF MUSLIM EMPIRE The Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent in the time of Aurangzeb Alamgir‚ but it collapsed with dramatic suddenness within a few decades after his death. The Mughal Empire owes its decline and ultimate downfall to a combination of factors; firstly Aurangzeb’s religious policy is regarded as a cause for the decline of the Mughal Empire as it led to disunity among the people. Although the policy did lead to weakening of the empire but the major cause of
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: 1653 Time Taken : 22 years Built By : Shah Jahan Dedicated to : Mumtaz Mahal (Arjumand Bano Begum)‚ the wife of Shah Jahan Location : Agra (Uttar Pradesh) The Taj M ahal stands in the city of Agra in the northern Indian State of Uttar Pradesh‚ on the banks of Yamuna River. The Taj Mahal was built by Mughal Emperor‚ Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal‚ also known as Arjumand Bano Begum. The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan ruled from 1628 to 1658. He married
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called Mumtaz Mahal) was the third wife of Shah Jahan. Mumtaz Mahal (meaning ’Jewel of the palace’) was the nickname her husband gave to her. Mumtaz Mahal was born in April 1593 in Agra‚ India. Her father was the Persian noble Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan‚ the brother of Nur Jahan. Mumtaz was a Muslim and fell in love with and married her cousin‚ Shah Jahan‚ later to be the Mughal emperor on May 10‚ 1612 at the age of 19. She was his third wife‚ and became his favorite. Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal were married
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A memorial from Shah Jahan to his beloved wife Mumtaz. Taj is indeed India’s rich tribute to womanhood. Renowned for its artistic beauty‚ this extravagant building of timeless beauty is the outcome of a unique combination of passion and architectural zest. A common expression about the Taj is that it was "built by Titans‚ finished by jewelers." Once you’ve taken in the grand‚ Titanic picture of the Taj‚ you come up close for the fine details. Taj Mahal was built Emperor Shah Jahan (died 1666
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