... -Daulah's tomb to be constructed under the direction of his wife, Nur Jahan. His descendent, Shah Jahan who is still recognised by the world as the founder of the Great Taj Mahal, was a prolific builder and as a result spent a vast sum of treasury on buildings to expose his creativity. He utilised the piettraduro method on a large scale in ... Taj Mahal and depleted millions of dollars worth of resources by building the Jama Masjid and the red fort. Apart from the profligate emperors, uncountable warfares also drained the economy to ... ...

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... , yet he was a great patron of the arts. His successor, Shah Jahan, secured his throne by murdering rivals, yet he was also the romantic who built an exquisite shrine, the Taj Mahal, to the memory of a beloved wife. Jahangir's father, Akbar, the greatest Mogul emperor, prudently married Hindu princesses, observed Hindu festivals and even placed Hindus in high office. Thus, even ... ...

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