Revealed! Mumtaz was buried in somewhere else; not beneath Taj Mahal initially

- October 25, 2018

Mumtaz Mahal: The Legend of Taj Mahal narrates a historic love story of the king and his beloved wife but here are some secret and unknown facts about the Taj Mahal, King Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal that are not yet known to many people. Regarding these facts, they put a question mark on the true love of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan’s towards his loved one wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Some lesser known facts about the emperor, Shah Jahan has also spread the light on his life in this section of the article.

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Here are the Hidden secrets:

Yes, it is true that, in the garden called as Zainabad, Her body was buried temporarily over there.
In 1631 AD, during the delivery of Mumtaz’s 14th child, giving birth to a daughter named Gauhara Begum, she died.
The construction of the Taj Mahal started to create history in the year 1632; a year after her death that was 1631.
Mumtaz was Shah Jahan’s fourth wife and he was married seven times.
Shah Jahan wanted to marry Mumtaz, so he killed Mumtaz’ former husband.
Shah Jahan married Mumtaz Mahal’s sister after her death.
Shah Jahan’s sons fought the Battle of Samugarh amongst them only for the crown.

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Shah Jahan was put to house arrest by Aurangzeb, who was his own blood (son).

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There was no state funeral for Shah Jahan when he died, even though he ruled India from 1628–1658.
After the death of Shah Jahan, he was laid to rest next to his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal in the Taj Mahal.

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The Taj Mahal was originally not built to bury another person except, Mumtaz Mahal. Son of Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb, buried his father nearby Mumtaz Mahal instead of building a new cemetery for his father.
Mumtaz was engaged to Shah Jahan in 1607 AD, it was the time when she was just 14 years old.
Mumtaz was too young to get married, so she herself and Shah Jahan had to wait for five more years, unless she had attained the age of 19, to get married.
As Shah Jahan found the presence and appearance of Mumtaz, inescapable, so that was the reason Shah Jahan gave her the title ‘Mumtaz Mahal’ Begum.