Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Shah Jahan
The correct answer is Shah Jahan. - The construction of the Taj Mahal is credited to the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan who erected this mausoleum in memory of his beloved wife, Mumtaj Mahal.
- The construction of the Taj Mahal was started in A.D. 1632 and completed at the end of 1648 A.D. in Agra.
- Amanat Khan Shirazi was the calligrapher of the Taj Mahal, his name occurs at the end of an inscription on one of the gates of the Taj.
- Poet Ghyasuddin had designed the verses on the tombstone, while Ismail Khan Afridi of Turkey was the dome maker.
- The designer of Taj Mahal was Ustad Ahmad Lahauri.
- The central dome is 187 feet high at the center. White marbles and red sandstones were used to build the monument.
| Mughal King | Timeline | Important Points | | Shah Jahan | 1627-1658 | Mughal campaigns continued in the Deccan under Shah Jahan after Akbar and Jahangir. Shah Jahan was imprisoned by his son Aurangazeb for the rest of his life in Agra. | | Akbar | 1556 - 1605 | During 1st five years of Akbars reign, Bairam khan acted as his regent & consolidated Mughal empire. He was the greatest king of the Mughal dynasty. Akbar married Rajput princess Jodha, daughter of Raja Bhairomal of Amber. He fought the Battle of Panipat (1556) and Battle of Haldighati with Maharana Pratap (1576). | | Bahadur Shah | 1837 - 1857 | He was the last Mughal emperor of India. He died in 1862 in Rangoon (Myanmar). | | Aurangzeb | 1658 - 1707 | Assumed the title Alamgir (or World Conqueror). Reimposed Jiziya & pilgrimage tax (in 1679). Was against Sikhs & executed 9th Sikh Guru Teg Bahadur, which resulted in the transformation of Sikhs into the warring community. |
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