History of the Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal is the most famous example of Mughal architecture and it is visited by up to 8 million people every year. It is considered by many to be a new wonder of the world and for good reason; everything from the white ivory marble to the intricate calligraphy tells the visitor that it is nothing short of a piece of art.

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[HikmaHistory]

Is the Taj Mahal the greatest piece of Mughal architecture?

[FlirtyFloran]

In my opinion, th most beautiful building on Earth

[freecandysugar]

Nobody talks about the achitect and engineer behind it, only kings and emperors..

[benjaminprietop]

I had never noticed the caligraphy on it, very cool. Hope I can visit some day

[HistoriaMaxima]

You know despite all the love and money that Shah Jahan had spent in building the Taj Mahal, a strange thing is that soon after it was constructed, Shah Jahan left Agra and shifted his capital to Delhi. A few years later, his son Aurangzeb happened to visit Agra and wrote to Shah Jahan about the appalling state of disrepair the Taj had fallen into! Shah Jahan also never actually visited Taj Mahal again until later in his life as a prisoner of his son.

[matthewmann]

One of the greatest wonders of the planet

[ahmetmehmet]

I still cant understand why Western people cannot understand Timur was not speaking Mongolian. He was speaking Chagatay which is a dialect of Turkish language just as like Shah Jihan. 

My dear smart western friends. This is so easy to understand. Mongols speak mongolian and it is very different than Turkish but Timur speaks Chagatay which is a dialect that Turkish speakers can understand. Shah Jihan speaks Chagatay. So both Timur and Shah Jihan are Turkish not Mongols... Stop calling everyone Mongol, Arab, Indian...🤷‍♂ 

This sounds like I am calling French to Dutch People and calling whole latin Europe as Portuguese.

[ateium]

I m actually surprised that UP govt did not rename it lol

[sfenderbabil]

What a beauty ! There is the tamğa of the Mughals on the top cool detail.

[OddCompass]

Great video, as always. Loved the discussion of the little architectural details that make it such a unique building!

[Dinu-desculţ]

Hello !
I don't want to offend anyone - I'm just saying my personal opinion. As an Indianophile (or Indianist) since the 1970s, so for me, India is the most beautiful country in the world - even another world... a world that I love 🧡
And yes, I love also Taj Mahal ☺
Thank you for understanding and I wish you all the best, with much health and happiness, in quiet and peace 🕊 ❗
Sincerely, Dinu, 63, from Romania.
Namaste ~ 🙏🏼

[sowrabvattipalli]

you should make a video on the six main mughal emperors especially now when there is a lot misinformation being spread about them in india due to the current ruling party

[سلمانقتل]

Could you translate you videos to other languages ​​this will help a lot of people

[raiyaandast]

The Taj Mahal is a masterpiece. This video, however, is underwhelming. Surely you could have gone into more detail??

[jamestrump]

Funny how Islam just implanted itself in Hinduism

[vinfacts]

Did you just say "Tagure" and not "Thakurr"

[EvelineCornelia]

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[midknightfenerir]

It makes good amount of money for the Construction of the Lord Ram’s Temple that’s all it matters.