Story of Taj Mahal
The story of Taj Mahal reflects the intensity of love. The fairy tale began
when walking through the bazaar of Agra prince qhurram saw a girl. The girl
was exceptionally beautiful. It was a love at first sight for both of them.
After five years, on an auspicious day they were married and from that moment
began the great epic of love.
Prince qhurram was the fifth son of emperor Jahangir. He was the man of
extraordinary brilliance, a great diplomat, a warrior and a lover of art.
Once Jahangir wrote, "In art, in reason, in battle there is no comparison
between him and my other children". In the honor of his numerous victories
Jahangir entitled him as "Shah Jahan", "The King of the World".
After Jahangir's death all his sons quarreled for the thrown, after fighting
for years Shah Jahan killed all his brothers under suspicious circumstances
and became the emperor, besides him stood his queen, comrade and confidante.
Shah Jahan titled her "Mumtaz Mahal", "The chosen one of
the palace". A rare found combination of beauty and brain. She was
her husband's best friend and confidante. She would counsel him in the diplomatic
matters. She too was a great lover of art.
In 1631 Shah Jahan set up to berahanpur with his troops to subdue a rebellion,
accompanied by Mumtaz Mahal Unfortunately during childbirth she suffered
some complications and died. According to legend before dieing she extracted
a promise from Shah Jahan that he would build a mausoleum as a tribute to
their love.
The story of Taj Mahal begins Shah Jahan was obsessed to fulfill his wife's
last wish. He invited the architects and artisans all over the world and
planned for the building with absolute perfection. Taj Mahal was structured
in Persian style combined with carvings of artisans called from Afghanistan
and the garden designers from Kashmir. It took 22years to complete the Taj
Mahal, a memento of love with the perfection of art. The carvings of Taj
Mahal were decorated with very precious gemstones.
The story of Taj Mahal is unique in itself. It is an evidence that how the
emotions and feelings are important to human life. The story of Taj Mahal
is an example of devotion and faith. The story of Taj Mahal is a love story
not found in papers but stands in the structural form. The story of Taj
Mahal is rare.
