The Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (reigned 1628–58). He commissioned it in memory of his beloved empress consort, Mumtaz Mahal, who died in 1631 during childbirth, having been the emperor’s inseparable companion since their marriage in 1612. Constructed as a magnificent mausoleum in Agra, India, the Taj Mahal symbolizes Shah Jahan’s love and grief.
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