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About Mumtaz Mahal |
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The story of Taj Mahal is inseparable from the life of Mumtaz Mahal
who was the chief queen of Shahjahan. Prince Khurram, as Shahjahan was known before
he became the Mughal emperor, was a handsome twenty-year-old man, when he was
betrothed to Mumtaz. It is said that the imperial capital of Agra was agog with
the description of her beauty at the time of the betrothal. The maiden name of
Mumtaz Mahal was Arjumand Banu Begum. Prince Khurram had been married twice before
he met and married Mumtaz Mahal. Mumtaz bore him 13 children and accompanied him
wherever he went.
On June 17, 1631 Mumtaz Mahal breathed her last after
delivering her 14th child, at the age of 39. Saddened by her sudden demise, Shahjahan
resolved to immortalize their love. It is said that Mumtaz Mahal on her deathbed
had herself asked her husband to create a symbol of their love for posterity.
Shahjahan is said to have accepted her proposal and resolved to do so. According
to another school of thought however, no such conversation transpired between
the two and the grief stricken emperor decided to build the Taj Mahal to immortalize
the memory of his beloved queen, on his own. Either, way the Taj remains as whimsical
in conception as it is majestic in construction. Before the construction of Taj
Mahal began, Mumtaz Mahal was given a temporary burial in the Zainabadi garden
in Burhanpur for a period of six months, before the body was exhumed and brought
to Agra, for the final burial.
Taj Mahal is a monument of love. Taj
is the pride of India. The story behind Taj Mahal is also as beautiful as the
monument. It is the love story of a prince and a beauty girl that turned into
a legend.
Arjumand Banu a shopkeeper was sitting at her shop in Meena
Bazar, the private market attached to the harem, when Prince Khurram saw her for
the first time. He saw a piece of glass at her shop and asked for it's worth she
replied that it is a diamond and not glass. The prince picked up the piece of
glass and gave her rupees ten thousand (an amount she boldly said that he could
not afford).
Next day the prince went to emperor Shah Jahan to seek
his permission to marry Arjumaand Banu. Emperor Jahangir gave the permission at
once but it took five years for him to marry his beloved. Meanwhile he was married
to a Persian Princess Quandari Begum due to some political reasons.
On an auspicious day, 1612 they tied the knot. It was a grand wedding. It was
a perfect match; she was inseparable from Khurram and even accompanied her when
he went to fight wars.
Emperor Jahangir entitled Prince Khurram as 'Shah
Jahan' And when he became emperor he entitled his wife as Mumtaz Mahal 'the chosen
one of the palace'. Mumtaz was very compassionate, generous and demure. She was
also involved in administrative work. She continually interacted on behalf of
petitioners and gave allowances to widows. She is said to have enjoyed the spectacle
of man in combat with animals.
In 1630 Mumtaz Mahal died in childbirth.
Before dieing she extracted a promise from Shah Jahan that after her death he
would build the most beautiful building of the world as a tribute to their love.
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