00:00You must have heard that Shah Jahan had a Taj Mahal built for Mumtaz Mahal.
00:04But do you know his love story?
00:06During the Mughal era, many emperors ruled.
00:09But the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan is called the golden period of Indian history.
00:14This is because Shah Jahan was a soft-hearted king,
00:17whose subjects were very happy under his rule.
00:19In addition, in the pages of history, Shah Jahan's name is famous for many other reasons.
00:24His love is not only given as an example today,
00:28but the Taj Mahal of Agra, which is seen as a symbol of love, is counted among the seven wonders of the world.
00:36Which between 1631 and 1647,
00:39Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built it in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
00:44So let's know how the love story of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal began
00:49and how their love story ended.
00:51Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan was born on 5 January 1552 in Lahore.
00:57His parents' name was Badshah Jahangir and Jagat Gosai i.e. Jodhabai.
01:02Shah Jahan ruled for about 30 years from 1628 to 1698
01:07and he had done many historical and cultural works during his reign.
01:12The most historical monument is the Taj Mahal,
01:15which he had built for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
01:18Shah Jahan and Mumtaz met for the first time in Meena Bazaar
01:23and Shah Jahan fell in love with Mumtaz at first sight.
01:26It is said that Shah Jahan saw Mumtaz selling silk sarees in the market
01:31and since then Shah Jahan used to visit the market every day to see Mumtaz.
01:36Shah Jahan came to know that Mumtaz Mahal is his mother and Rani Noor is his relative.
01:41He wanted to meet her.
01:43After getting to know this, Shah Jahan sent a marriage proposal to Mumtaz
01:48and they got engaged soon.
01:51About 5 years after the engagement, on 10th May 1612,
01:56they got married to Mumtaz Mahal.
01:59After marriage, she was named as Arjumand Bano Begum.
02:02After this, she died on 17th June 1631
02:06and she gave birth to 14 children of Shah Jahan.
02:10She was the chief wife and queen of Mughal Empire from 1628 to 1631.
02:15While giving birth to her daughter Gauhar Bano Begum,
02:18she died and she was buried in Taj Mahal.
02:22The construction of Taj Mahal
02:24Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan had it built in 1632 in memory of Mumtaz Mahal
02:28but this tomb was built in 1643.
02:32It is said that this tomb is spread over 17 hectares,
02:36which also has a mosque and a guest house.
02:40This palace has been built very beautifully.
02:43Apart from the tomb of Mumtaz Mahal,
02:46there are many other rooms inside and below it,
02:49many of which are closed since Mughal times.
