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Mumtaz Mahal is a 1957 Indian Hindi-language drama film by Ram Daryani, starring Veena in the titular role. [73] Bina Rai portrayed Mumtaz Mahal in M. Sadiq's film Taj Mahal (1963). [76] Zeba played the role of Mumtaz Mahal in S. T. Zaidi's Taj Mahal (1968). Shahzadi Mumtaz, an Indian film starring Asokan and Shakuntala released in 1977. [73]
The Taj Mahal was commissioned by Shah Jahan in 1631, to be built in the memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, who died on 17 June that year while giving birth to their 14th child, Gauhara Begum. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Construction started in 1632, and the mausoleum was completed in 1648, while the surrounding buildings and garden were finished five years later.
The inner chamber of the Taj Mahal contains the cenotaphs of Mumtaz and Shah Jahan. It is a masterpiece of artistic craftsmanship, virtually without precedent or equal. The inner chamber is an octagon. While the design allows for entry from each face, only the south (garden facing) door is used.
The two southernmost pavilions of the palace are zenanas (women's quarters), consisting of the Mumtaz Mahal, built for Arjumand Banu Begum (Mumtaz Mahal), who was wife of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, [71] and the larger Rang Mahal was designated a resort for royal women. [72] The Mumtaz Mahal houses the Red Fort Archaeological Museum.
The Taj Mahal, the burial place of Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Mumtaz Mahal died at the young age of 38 (7 June 1631), upon giving birth to Princess Gauhar Ara Begum in the city of Burhanpur, Deccan of a postpartum haemorrhage, which caused considerable blood-loss after painful labor of thirty hours. [32]
One of the amazing facts is that the Taj Mahal was originally supposed to have been built at Burhanpur. The site(Ahu-Khana) chosen for it still lies vacant near the tapti river. Mumtaz, in whose memory the Taj Mahal was built, died in burhanpur while giving birth to her fourteenth child. [1]
He hailed from Iran and served Akbar. He was the father of the famous Nur-Jehan and grandfather of Mumtaz Mahal of the Taj Mahal fame. He was made Vazir (Prime Minister) after Nur Jehan's marriage with Jehangir in 1611. He held the mansab of 7000/7000 and the title : "I'timad-Ud-Daulah" (The Lord treasurer).
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