And Even Gold Couldn’t Match Its Scent Long before designer perfumes lined gilded shelves in European boutiques, India had already mastered the art of fragrance. Among its royal patrons, one man stood ...

Shah Jahan married five times, twice before marrying the Persian princess Arjumand Banu Begum, known as Mumtaz Mahal, in 1612. They met as teenagers but waited five years to marry until court ...

Sheesh Mahal in Delhi reopens after 370 years! Know about entry fees, timings, location, and why this Mughal-era gem is worth a visit.

Delhi's 17th-century Sheesh Mahal at Shalimar Bagh, a Mughal-era palace built during Shah Jahan's reign, has reopened on July ...

Shah Jahan, “the King of the World,” took control of the Mughal Empire throne in 1628 very much in love with the queen he dubbed Mumtaz Mahal or “Chosen One of the Palace.” ...

Shalimar Bagh, originally known as Aizzabad Garden, nestled within the historic Shalimar Bagh in North Delhi, has finally reopened its doors for visitors as of July 2, 2025.

SHAH JAHAN WAS NOT PERMITTED TO ENTER THE TAJ MAHAL DURING THE FINAL YEARS OF HIS LIFE. Nine years before Shah Jahan passed away, he fell gravely ill, which led to his sons fighting over succession.

Shah Jahan is wearing a weighty pink coat, called a jama, festooned with flowers, belted with a sash of gold and orange. The coat is tied to the right, in Muslim fashion. (Hindus tied theirs to ...

Shah Jahan died at the age of seventy four which was considered long for the times he lived in. His son Aurangzeb had not met his father for 14 years nor did he attend his father’s funeral.

‘Shah Jahan captured Hindu palace to build Taj Mahal’: BJP MP. Bharatiya Janata Party MP Diya Kumari had earlier claimed that the land on which the Taj Mahal has been built in Agra belonged to ...