Emperor Shah Jahan, the fifth of the Great Mughals, was devoted to his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal (the Jewel of the Palace). In 1631, she gave birth to their fourteenth child and died in the process.

T he Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful monuments ever built by Mughal emperors and is listed among the Seven Wonders of ...

History often highlights male rulers, but India's landscape is dotted with awe-inspiring monuments that owe their ... of Mosques" — was the vision of Shah Jahan Begum in the 19th century.