Name the mughal emperor who commissioned the building of taj mahal?

Mughal dynasty. During his third regnal year, his favorite wife, known as Mumtaz Mahal, died due to complications arising from the birth of their fourteenth child. Deeply saddened, the emperor started planning the construction of a suitable, permanent resting place for his beloved wife almost immediately. The result of his efforts and resources was the creation of what was called the Luminous Tomb in contemporary Mughal texts and is what the world knows today as the Taj Mahal. In general terms, Sunni Muslims favor a simple burial, under an open sky. But notable domed mausolea for Mughals (as well as for other Central Asian rulers) were built prior to Shah Jahan’s rule, so in this regard, the Taj is not unique. The Taj is, however, exceptional for its monumental scale, stunning gardens, lavish ornamentation, and its overt use of white marble. Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in Agra, where he took the throne in 1628. First conquered by Muslim invaders in the eleventh century, the city had been transformed into a flourishing area of trade during Shah Jahan’s rule. Situated on the banks of the Yamuna River allowed for easy access to water, and Agra soon earned the reputation as a “riverfront garden city,” on account of its meticulously planned gardens, lush with flowering bushes and fruit-bearing trees in the sixteenth century. Entry to the Taj Mahal complex via the forecourt, which in the sixteenth century housed shops, and through a monumental gate of inlaid and highly decora...

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Taj Mahal An immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife, the Taj Mahal is the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage. Description is available under license Le Taj Mahal Immense mausolée funéraire de marbre blanc édifiée entre 1631 et 1648 à Agra sur l'ordre de l'empereur moghol Shah Jahan pour perpétuer le souvenir de son épouse favorite, le Taj Mahal, joyau le plus parfait de l'art musulman en Inde, est l'un des chefs-d'œuvre universellement admirés du patrimoine de l'humanité. Description is available under license تاج محل إنّ تاج محل هو ضريح جنائزي هائل شُيّد من الرخام الأبيض بين عامي 1631 و1648 في أغرا بناءً على أوامر الإمبراطور المغولي شاه جهان بهدف تخليد ذكرى زوجته المفضّلة. ويشكّل تاج محل الذي يُعتبر أفضل جوهرة في الفن الإسلامي في الهند إحدى أبرز تُحف التراث البشري التي هي محطّ إعجاب العالم بأسره. source: UNESCO/ERI Description is available under license Мавзолей Тадж-Махал (город Агра) Великолепный мавзолей из белого мрамора был возведен в Агре между 1631 и 1648 гг. по приказу могольского императора Шах-Джахана в память о его любимой жене. Тадж-Махал – это жемчужина мусульманского искусства в Индии и один из всеми признанных шедевров всемирного наследия. source: UNESCO/ERI Description is available under license Taj Mahal Edificado entre 1631 y 1648 por orden del emperador mogol Shah Jahan para perpetuar...

• The construction was completed at a cost of Rs 5 crore at Tamil Nadu's Tiruvarur. • Amarudeen Sheik Dawood Sah made the structure in his mother's memory. • Amarudeen started constructing the structure on a one-acre land he bought in his ancestral village, Ammayiappan, with the support of his builder friend. Anand Chokse, the man behind the construction, always fancied the marble mausoleum and used to wonder why it was not built in his Burhanpur, the place where Mumtaz breathed her last. This thought drove him to the idea of building a 4-bedroom house that would also be a replica of the Taj Mahal. What started as a thought in 2018 was competed in 2021. Amarudeen is the only male member among five siblings. His father. His father Abdul Kader Sheik Dawood had passed away when Amrudeen and his sisters were too young, according to a Telangana Today report. Following the demise, the mother, Jailaini Beevi, raised the five children alone and even tried managing the business.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, (Louis V. Bell Fund, 1967), www.metmuseum.org Zahir al-Din Muhammad (throne name But there are second acts in Timurid life. From Kabul, which he had occupied in 1504, Babur turned his attention toward India, launching raids into the Punjab region beginning in 1519. In 1526 Babur’s army defeated a much larger force belonging to the Lodi Sultanate of Delhi at the Battle of Panipat and marched on to occupy Delhi. By the time of Babur’s death in 1530, he controlled all of northern India from the Indus to Bengal. The geographical framework for the Mughal Empire was set, although it still lacked the administrative structures to be governed as a single state. Babur is also remembered for his autobiography, the Baburnamah, which gives a cultured and witty account of his adventures and the fluctuations of his fortunes, with observations on nature, society, and politics in the places he visited. • The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, (Rogers Fund, 1911), www.metmuseum.org Humayun’s son Akbar’s policy was to enlist his defeated opponents as allies by allowing them to retain their privileges and continue governing if they acknowledged him as emperor. This approach, combined with Akbar’s tolerant attitudes toward non-Muslim peoples, ensured a high degree of harmony in the empire, in spite of the great diversity of its peoples and religions. Akbar is also credited with developing the administrative structures that would shape the empire’s r...

https://human.libretexts.org/@app/auth/3/login?returnto=https%3A%2F%2Fhuman.libretexts.org%2FBookshelves%2FArt%2FA_World_Perspective_of_Art_History%253A_1400CE_to_the_21st_Century_(Gustlin_and_Gustlin)%2F02%253A_The_Growth_of_European_Incursion_(1600_CE__1700_CE)%2F2.04%253A_Mughal_and_Rajput_(1530__Late_18th_century) \( \newcommand\) • • • • • • • • • Introduction During the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries, artwork in India was based on three different religious principles, Islamic, Hindu, and Buddhism, illustrating India's culture and beauty. The Mughal painting style started around 1530 when the Mughal emperor returned from exile in Persia to his home in India. While in Persia, he learned about miniature painting favored by the Persians. He brought two Persian artists back to India to create artwork for him, the beginning of a style that flourished under the reigns of several subsequent emperors. Mughal was the main style in India until the middle 1600s, and by the end of the seventeenth century was replaced by the Rajput style. In the late seventeenth century, the royal courts of Rajputana supported a distinct style; each court developed different styles based on common standards. Four primary schools supported the Rajput type, each one creating a distinctive substyle. Since the Mughal painting was influenced by Persian art, the works were miniatures, painted on individual leaves that became a collection or set or made into a book, a common form in Islamic a...