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The Taj Mahal: A monument to eternal love - Stephanie Honchell Smith

The Taj Mahal: A monument to eternal love - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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Dig into the construction of the Taj Mahal, a mausoleum that Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan had built for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It s 1631. Mumtaz Mahal, beloved wife of Emperor Shah Jahan, is giving birth to their 14th child. A healthy girl is born, but Mumtaz dies soon after. Sobbing uncontrollably, the emperor decides to build a tomb worthy of his queen: a replica of paradise to embody their love and project the power of the Mughal Empire for all time. Stephanie Honchell Smith details the construction of the Taj Mahal. Pankaj: There is much more that India offers to the world, yet most of the western media portrays India as a land of Taj Mahal and nothing more(just 2-3 repeatitive stereotypical portrayal of India and Indians)
I hope it will collapse one fine day, so that people can look past the real india!
- An Indian!

Date: 2022-12-01

Comments and reviews: 12


I know this is from another country but in Filipino, Mahal means love or expensive. This is why when I first learned about Taj Mahal's existence when I was a kid, as a young one, I naively thought that the marvelous building is beloved because it's expensive to build it.
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Shahjahan was TOP G. TAJ MAHAHL is the TOP G of all monuments. that's why everytime a foreign dignatory comes to visit India, he won't leave without clicking a picture infornt of this timeless piece of Art. Like it, hate it. Can't deny it's significance.
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1: 27 ah yes, because if there is anything the mughals are known for, it is assimilation, diversity and tolerance
in fact they loved pagan hindus so much that they choose to build their monuments on their temples. epitome of tolerance and inclusion

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At 4: 07
Shah Jahan retains a part of the crew for routine repairs.
The Dark Side of the Taj
The other part of the crew who contributed to building the Taj had their hands amputated by Shah Jahan, so they could not recreate this wonder.

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A monument for love, or lust? She died after her 15th childbirth in 20 years, while he went on to bed several wives and concubines in his life. More than anything, it's a symbol of power.
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Not really love considering how many wives he had. And considering how workers were treated afterwards, it is more of a testament to cruelty and lust
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Also remember the cruelty that Shah jehan had the hands cut of masons and architects so one may not build another Taj Mahal. This isn't love.
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Do you even know he cut down the hands of the workers and engineers who built this monument? This was just a showcase of power nothing else
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Hey Ted Ed, you know what you have done right? Mention India or anything related, the comment section is now free Indian real estate.
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Yeah, right. Shah Jahan's beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, died at 38 from postpartum hemorrhage while giving birth to their 14th child.
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Can we all appreciate how beautifully made this video is? I mean, just look at the godly skills of the editor/maker of this video.
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Video was quite informative but the current BJP govt(narendra modi's party) Is calling it a temple: namely tejomahaaley.
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