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Mumtaz Mahal

Type Figure Region India Time 1593–1631 Also known as Mumtaz Mahal、阿莉姆·乌·尼萨、Arjumand Banu Begum

Mumtaz Mahal (1593–1631), born Arjumand Banu Begum, favorite wife of Mughal prince Khurram (later Shah Jahan), died in childbirth at Burhanpur in 163…

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  1. 1612–1628Agra · IndiaMumtaz married Prince Khurram in 1612; they had fourteen children, seven of whom survived to adulthood. After Khurram acceded as Shah Jahan in 1628, he made her his empress and granted her the title Mumtaz Mahal (Jewel of the Palace), giving her extremely high status at court.
  2. 1630–1631Burhanpur · Madhya PradeshFrom 1630 Mumtaz accompanied Shah Jahan on campaigns in the Deccan; in June 1631, after giving birth to her fourteenth child at Burhanpur, she died of postpartum complications. Shah Jahan immediately decided to build a grand mausoleum for her, which later became the Taj Mahal project.

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