Shah Jahan
Americannoun
noun
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Kawther Hashmi, representing the Shah Jahan Mosque in Woking, told BBC Radio Surrey at the vigil: "It's just heartbreaking that something like this could happen on our doorstep."
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2024
The famed 17th century Taj Mahal, often called a monument to love, was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the northern Indian city of Agra in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2021
The Taj Mahal was built as a monument to love by the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan between 1632 and 1654 for his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, and houses their graves and a mosque.
From The Guardian • May 23, 2016
Like the Red Fort, the Taj Mahal was built on the orders of Shah Jahan, a Mughal emperor, as a mausoleum for his beloved wife, and it was also finished in 1648.
From New York Times • May 17, 2016
At Agra Fort he and his family look through the window of the room where Shah Jahan was imprisoned by his own son.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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