Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal (1607-1631)
Between the 16and18 centuries,there was an empire in india called the Mughal Empire. In 1607,
The 15-year-old Mughal emperor,shah jahan,met a 15-year-old girl named Mumtaz Mahal.
It was love at first sight for both of them. They married a few year later,and
were inseparable Companions for 19 year. When Mumtaz mahal died giving birth to their fourteenth child,shah Jahan is said to have locked himself in his rooms and refused to eat for eight days. The grieving emperor decided to honor her memory by beginning construction of the Taj Mahal—one of
The most beautiful monuments in the word. It took 20,000 workers and 1,000 elephants nearly
20 years to complete this monument. Both Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal were buried in this
Monument.