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THERE ARE 2 STORIES OF HOW
THE TAJ CAME TO BE
The Taj's Love Story
It has been called the most beautiful temple in the world, despite
the fact that it was built at the cost of much human life. The Taj
Mahal is a real monument of one man's love for a woman. The story
is a sad one, told many times. But it never hurts to tell it again.
In 1631, when his wife died in childbirth, the emperor Shah Jahan
brought to Agra the most skilled craftsmen from all Asia and even
Europe, to build the white marble mausoleum that is the Taj Mahal.
The Taj's Other Story
"Taj Mahal -- A Hindu Temple palace"
If you have ever visited the Taj Mahal then your guide probably
told you that it was designed by Ustad Isa of Iran, and built
by the Moghul Emperor, Shah Jahan, in memory of his wife
Mumtaz Mahal. Indian children are taught that it was built in 22
years (1631 to 1653) by 20,000 artisans brought to India from all
over the world.
This story has been challenged by Professor P.N. Oak, author
of "Taj Mahal: The True Story", who believes that
the whole world has been duped. He claims that the Taj Mahal is
not Queen Mumtaz Mahal's tomb, but an ancient Hindu temple palace
of Lord Shiva (then known as Tejo Mahalaya), worshipped by the
Rajputs of Agra city.
In the course of his research, Oak discovered that the Shiva temple
palace had been usurped by Shah Jahan from then Maharaja of Jaipur,
Jai Singh. Shah Jahan then remodelled the palace into his wife's
memorial. In his own court chronicle, Badshahnama, Shah Jahan admits
that an exceptionally beautiful grand mansion in Agra was taken
from Jai Singh for Mumtaz's burial. The ex-Maharaja of Jaipur is
said to retain in his secret collection two orders from Shah Jahan
for the surrender of the Taj building.
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