Article Views: 112 T AJ MAHAL, the pride of India stands at the heart of the country. The great emperor, Shah Jahan had build this cenotaph to make his love eternal, which gives an instance as a symbol of love.

• Story Behind Taj Mahal

Behind the monument of love there exists a story which is not a fairy tale as expected but a traumatising reality. This is a story of the great emperor, Shah Jahan and the most beautiful, Mumtaz Mahal.

Shah Jahan, the son of Jahangir and the fourth Mughal emperor of INDIA, was the grandson of “Akbar the great”. On the other hand Mumtaz Mahal was the daughter of a Persian noble man Abu’l-Hasan Asaf Khan. Mumtaz Mahal was very talented and cultured lady.

Story Behind Taj Mahal

She had a very neat-handed in Arabic and Persian languages in which she can even compose poems. In the year 1607, once Shah Jahan was strolling down the Meena Bazar. There he caught a glance to a girl, who was hawking silk and glass beads. The girl was undoubtedly the most pretty, Mumtaz Mahal. It was the love at first sight. Shah Jahan was the husband of three wives but his love was reserved for one and only, Mumtaz. She was Shah Jahan’s second wife with whom he could only consult each and everything about both private matters as well as the external affairs of the state and as a trustable adviser.