Between the 16th and 18th centuries, there was an empire in lndia called the Mughal Empire. In 1607, the 15-year-old Mughal emperor, Sah Jahan, met a 15-year-old girl named Mumtaz Mahal.
it was ove af first sight for both of them. They married a few years later, and were inseparable companions for 19 years. When Mumtaz Mahal died giving birth to their fourteenth child, Shah jahan is siad to have locked himself in his roooms and refused to eat for eight days. The grieing emperor decided to honor her memory by begining construction of the Taj Mahal-one of the most beautiful monument. Both Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal were buried in this monument.