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The Taj Mahal was built as a mausoleum for Mumtaz Mahal.

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Is it true that the Taj Mahal was built as a mausoleum for Mumtaz Mahal?

Yes. Multiple reference and scholarly sources state that Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal as a mausoleum or tomb for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 8 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Mumtaz Mahal
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Mumtaz Mahal. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumtaz_Mahal

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Mumtaz Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan who built the Taj Mahal in which she was buried [photographic copy of a miniature painting]. Photographer: Unknown.
1930
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Mumtaz Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan who built the Taj Mahal in which she was buried [photographic copy of a miniature painting]. Photographer: Unknown.. (1930). discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/b8ad04d5-e26f-46c3-953a-9ef08569cf21

Shah Jahan who built the Taj Mahal as the Tomb of Mumtaz Mahal, his wife [photographic copy of a miniature painting]. Photographer: Unknown.
1930
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Shah Jahan who built the Taj Mahal as the Tomb of Mumtaz Mahal, his wife [photographic copy of a miniature painting]. Photographer: Unknown.. (1930). discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/e086098f-cc28-452c-9916-4595734a044b

Wikisource: A Handbook of Indian Art/Section 1/Chapter 11
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Wikisource: A Handbook of Indian Art/Section 1/Chapter 11. (n.d.). en.wikisource.org. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Handbook_of_Indian_Art/Section_1/Chapter_11

Wikibooks: Wikijunior:World Heritage Sites/Taj Mahal
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Wikibooks: Wikijunior:World Heritage Sites/Taj Mahal. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior:World_Heritage_Sites/Taj_Mahal

Solar Azimuths in the Planning of a Nur Jahan’s Charbagh
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Solar Azimuths in the Planning of a Nur Jahan’s Charbagh. (n.d.). ijsciences.com. https://www.ijsciences.com/pub/pdf/V220131208.pdf

A teardrop on the cheek of time : the story of the Taj Mahal
2007
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1952-, P. D. (2007). A teardrop on the cheek of time : the story of the Taj Mahal. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/teardroponcheeko0000pres

The language of the Taj Mahal: Islam, prayer and the religion of Shah Jahan
2021
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The language of the Taj Mahal: Islam, prayer and the religion of Shah Jahan. (2021). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5040/9780755637881?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections

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