reflects the image of love and beauty. it was built by Mughaual empire Shah Jahal as a dedicate monument to his beloved wife‚ Mumtaz Mahal.Taj Mahal is now in the Top of the list of Seven Wonders of the World and as a UNESCO world heritage site.The Taj Mahal is one of the world’s famous tourist attractions and one of the most beautiful structure composition in the world‚ it is located in the city of Agra in Northern India. Shah Jahal had first met her when she was fourteen‚ and he was fifteen‚ he
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Nuruddin Salim Jahangir Born September 20‚ 1569 Birthplace Fatehpur Sikri Died November 8‚ 1627 (aged 58) Buried Tomb of Jahangir Predecessor Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar Successor Shah Jahan Wives Manbhawati Bai ‚ Princess Manmati ‚ Nur Jahan Offspring Nisar Begum‚ Khusrau Mirza‚ Parwez‚ Bahar Banu Begum‚ Shah Jahan‚ Shahryar‚ Jahandar Dynasty Timurid Father Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar Mother Princess Hira Kunwari (a.k.a. Mariam Zamani) (Jodhabai) Religious beliefs Islam Nur-ud-din Salim
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revolution usually starts with a group of people who support a cause. The definition of a revolution is a significant change that usually occurs in a short period of time. The original goal of the revolution was to end the repressive dictatorship of the shah‚ who was seen corrupt. This lead to revolutionary supporters wanting to hurt the people who helped. This happened in the book “The Septembers of Shiraz”‚ the book takes place during the iranian revolution and the revolutionary guards were getting a
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ORIGIN AND INSPIRATION •In 1631‚ Shah Jahan‚ emperor during theMughal Empire’s period of greatestprosperity‚ was griefstricken when his thirdwife‚ Mumtaz Mahal‚ died during the birthof their fourteenth child‚ Gauhara Begum.Construction of the Taj Mahal began in1632‚ one year after her death.The courtchronicles of Shah Jahan’s grief illustratethe love story traditionally held as aninspiration for Taj Mahal. The principalmausoleum was completed in 1648 andthe surrounding buildings and garden werefinished
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recently completed monograph in which I address these issues.2 The Taj Mahal is the Mughals’ great contribution to world architecture‚ and‚ as the contemporary sources reveal‚ it was conceived as such from the very beginning (fig. 1). In the words of Shah Jahan’s early historian Muhammad Amin Qazwini‚ writing in the 1630s: And a dome of high foundation and a building of great magnificence was founded—a similar and equal to it the eye of the Age has not seen under these nine vaults of the enamel-blue
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Contents Sr. No. Title Page No. 1. The Mughal Empire 1-2 2. Mughal Emperors 2-3 3. Nature of Mughal Administration 3-4 4. Administration in Mughal Empire 4-5 5. Administration under Sher Shah 5-6 6. Central Administration 6-9 9 The Emperor 6 10 Wakil and Wazir 7 11 Diwani Kul 7 12 Mir Bakhshi 8 13 Mir Saman 9 14 Sadr-us Sudur 9 15 Qazi-ul Qazzat 9 7. Provincial Administration
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establishment of Islamism‚ and the Organization of African Unity. In 1979‚ after several years of civil resistance‚ strikes‚ and demonstrations‚ the people of Iran overthrew their US-backed leader‚ Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi‚ because of his unjust rule and his ties to the States. Mohammad Reza Shah was put into power during the Iranian coup d’etat by the CIA‚ solidifying the US’s control over Iranian oil‚ which was previously nationalized by the democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh
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Mansabdari System The term Mansab literally means the rank of its holder (Mansabdars) in the official ladder in the Mughal system of administration. From that angle the Mansabdars were the paid-service officers of the Mughals. On the basis of merit or service to the state‚ Mansabs were given to both civil and military officers and hence they formed an integral part of the Mughal bureaucracy. The Mansabdars could be transferred from the civil to the military department and vice versa. The Mansabdars
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walks of life to witness this ultimate memorial and few have been unmoved by its unmatched beauty. Not only was the Taj Mahal a symbol of Shah Jahan’s love for his wife‚ it also encompassed a design combing different cultures and was built with a sophistication unknown to the period. Persian for crown and palace‚ the Taj Mahal was built for the wife of Shah Jahan to memoralize her. Jahan’s wife‚ Mumtaz Mahal‚ translate as First Lady of the Palace‚ died after the birth of her 14th child. The Taj
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culture. Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh built Hawa Mahal in 1779. The pyramid shape of this ancient monument is a tourist attraction having 953 small windows. 2. Taj Mahal Taj Mahal‚ the pinnacle of Mughal architecture‚ was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (1628-1658)‚ grandson of Akbar the great‚ in the memory of his queen Arjumand Bano Begum‚ entitled ‘Mumtaz Mahal’. Mumtaz Mahal was a niece of empress Nur Jahan and granddaughter of Mirza Ghias Beg I’timad-ud-Daula‚ wazir of emperor Jehangir
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