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Q: Mughal emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife_____.
  • A. Roshanara
  • B. Noorjahan
  • C. Jahanara
  • D. Mumtaz Mahal
Correct Answer: Option D - 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. It is an immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631- 48. It houses the tomb of his wife Mumtaz as well as the tomb of Shah Jahan himself. The Chief Architect of this tomb was the Persian Ustad Ahmad Lahori. Mumtaz Mahal was born as Arjumand Banu in 1593 in Agra to a family of Persian nobility. She was the daughter of Abul Hasan Asaf Khan and the neice of empress Nur Jahan.
D. 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. It is an immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631- 48. It houses the tomb of his wife Mumtaz as well as the tomb of Shah Jahan himself. The Chief Architect of this tomb was the Persian Ustad Ahmad Lahori. Mumtaz Mahal was born as Arjumand Banu in 1593 in Agra to a family of Persian nobility. She was the daughter of Abul Hasan Asaf Khan and the neice of empress Nur Jahan.

Explanations:

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. It is an immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631- 48. It houses the tomb of his wife Mumtaz as well as the tomb of Shah Jahan himself. The Chief Architect of this tomb was the Persian Ustad Ahmad Lahori. Mumtaz Mahal was born as Arjumand Banu in 1593 in Agra to a family of Persian nobility. She was the daughter of Abul Hasan Asaf Khan and the neice of empress Nur Jahan.