... into "Crown of the Palace", is believed to be a tomb to the wife of Shah Jehan, named Mumtaz Mahal. Shah Jehan was the fifth Mughal emperor and was married to Mahal in the early 17th century A.D. She produced fourteen children for him and died tragically in 1630 from childrearing complications ... myths exist about this structure as well. Some are quite foolish but some are mere exaggerations of the truth. One stands that the Taj Mahal began developing cracks and leaks merely 4 years after its creation. These were repaired but their sources were never uncovered. These developed again in...

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... migration in world history before the nineteenth century, entirely caused by acquisitiveness. In India, bent upon gaining control and power of the Mughal Empire in, Shah Jahan's four sons and Mumtaz Mahal were caught in a bitter feud when Jahan became ill in 1657. Aurangzeb out-maneuvered his sibling and betrayed his own father, placing Jahan under arrest. Aurangzeb now held the strongest ... ...

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