Section 1
History:
The emperor of the Mughal Empire was named Shah Jahan. In 1612, he married a woman named Arjumand Bano(as his third wife) who soon became known as Mumtaz Mahal (meaning the Chosen of the Palace).
Unfortunately, Mumtaz Muhal had died while struggling to give birth to the 14th child of their family. This heartbreaking news was so painful that the whole court took a mourning span for 2 whole years. There was even a poem describing his feelings that does by
Should guilty seek asylum here,
Like one pardoned, he becomes free from sin.
Should a sinner make his way to this mansion,
All his past sins are to be washed away.
The sight of this mansion creates sorrowing sighs;
And the sun and the moon shed tears from their eyes.
In this world this edifice has been made;
to display thereby the creator's glory.
Mumtaz leaving Shah Jahan’s life was bad enough already. If his memories of Mumtaz faded away, he knew that would be about 20 times worse so he was determined to make the Taj Mahal to serve as a monument, and a place of memories of Mumtaz. The emperor gathered huge amounts of miners, stonemasons, carpenters, and other of these artists to help him create the Taj Mahal so Shah Jahan’s memories of Mumtaz Mahal will forever be in that monument and will never be forgotten. He first started at the place where Mumtaz was buried and built the Taj Mahal right on top of the buried body. After 22 years of hard work, they finally did it. In the year 1653, the enormous monument, made entirely out of marble was finished and had attracted attention from all of Centeral Asia. To build the Taj Mahal cost about 32 rupees (which is about $68000 in US dollars)
The emperor of the Mughal Empire was named Shah Jahan. In 1612, he married a woman named Arjumand Bano(as his third wife) who soon became known as Mumtaz Mahal (meaning the Chosen of the Palace).
Unfortunately, Mumtaz Muhal had died while struggling to give birth to the 14th child of their family. This heartbreaking news was so painful that the whole court took a mourning span for 2 whole years. There was even a poem describing his feelings that does by
Should guilty seek asylum here,
Like one pardoned, he becomes free from sin.
Should a sinner make his way to this mansion,
All his past sins are to be washed away.
The sight of this mansion creates sorrowing sighs;
And the sun and the moon shed tears from their eyes.
In this world this edifice has been made;
to display thereby the creator's glory.
Mumtaz leaving Shah Jahan’s life was bad enough already. If his memories of Mumtaz faded away, he knew that would be about 20 times worse so he was determined to make the Taj Mahal to serve as a monument, and a place of memories of Mumtaz. The emperor gathered huge amounts of miners, stonemasons, carpenters, and other of these artists to help him create the Taj Mahal so Shah Jahan’s memories of Mumtaz Mahal will forever be in that monument and will never be forgotten. He first started at the place where Mumtaz was buried and built the Taj Mahal right on top of the buried body. After 22 years of hard work, they finally did it. In the year 1653, the enormous monument, made entirely out of marble was finished and had attracted attention from all of Centeral Asia. To build the Taj Mahal cost about 32 rupees (which is about $68000 in US dollars)
Section 2
Traveler’s description:
After the death of the Emperor of the Mughal Empire, Shah Jahan’s third wife, Mumtaz Mahal, left Shah Jahan very heartbroken. After her body was buried into the ground, he began to realize that people will forget about a person if there are no memories of him or her. Since Shah didn’t have any, he didn’t want any part of Mumtaz to be forgotten so he gathered many of the fine sculptors and other artists and right on top of where Mumtaz Mahal’s dead body is, they started to make a monument made out of marble called the Taj Mahal. And finally, after 22 long years of constructing and working, Taj Mahal was finally finished and now had brought much attention from people around the world.
After the death of the Emperor of the Mughal Empire, Shah Jahan’s third wife, Mumtaz Mahal, left Shah Jahan very heartbroken. After her body was buried into the ground, he began to realize that people will forget about a person if there are no memories of him or her. Since Shah didn’t have any, he didn’t want any part of Mumtaz to be forgotten so he gathered many of the fine sculptors and other artists and right on top of where Mumtaz Mahal’s dead body is, they started to make a monument made out of marble called the Taj Mahal. And finally, after 22 long years of constructing and working, Taj Mahal was finally finished and now had brought much attention from people around the world.
Section 4
Agra City Map
Section 5
References:
· http://www.tajmahal.org.uk/history.html
· http://www.taj-mahal-travel-tours.com/history-of-taj-mahal.html
· http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal
· http://www.tajmahal.org.uk/history.html
· http://www.taj-mahal-travel-tours.com/history-of-taj-mahal.html
· http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal
Section 6
Moving On
Agriculture – Taj Mahal attracted many people around the Earth because of how pretty it is. Many people call it a castle or a palace but not many people are interested in the facts which that it was built as a tribute for the Mughal Emperor’s 3rd wife who died while trying to give birth to her 14th child. The Taj Mahal relates with India’s agriculture. In 1965-1985, India’s agriculture was mostly focused on farming and education so at that time, its industry was at an average level. Although most teachers teaches how to farm instead what they normally teach at school, India’s food production gets really fast.
Then in 1985-2000, more and more products were being produced like milk, fruits, vegetables, etc. but still, the education improves more and when it improves more and more, the prices of the food gets higher too so that’s why some people are starving in India
And finally from 2001 to the present day we live in now, the prices of food are going up very high and the land are starting to be used as fuel too but fuel along with food is becoming a major issue.
Agriculture – Taj Mahal attracted many people around the Earth because of how pretty it is. Many people call it a castle or a palace but not many people are interested in the facts which that it was built as a tribute for the Mughal Emperor’s 3rd wife who died while trying to give birth to her 14th child. The Taj Mahal relates with India’s agriculture. In 1965-1985, India’s agriculture was mostly focused on farming and education so at that time, its industry was at an average level. Although most teachers teaches how to farm instead what they normally teach at school, India’s food production gets really fast.
Then in 1985-2000, more and more products were being produced like milk, fruits, vegetables, etc. but still, the education improves more and when it improves more and more, the prices of the food gets higher too so that’s why some people are starving in India
And finally from 2001 to the present day we live in now, the prices of food are going up very high and the land are starting to be used as fuel too but fuel along with food is becoming a major issue.