HeadingMumtaz-Mahal, Mogulreich, Begum used in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany
Variant NameArdschumand Banu Grosse Frauen d. Weltgeschichte
Arjuman-Banu, Begum B 1996 unter Taj Mahal
Arjumand Banu
Mumtaz-i-Mahal
Sources
Found inB 1986 Reg.
Portrait of Mumtaz Mahal (Arjumand Banu Begum). She was the favourite wife of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. She died shortly after giving birth to her fourteenth child in 1631. The following year the emperor began work on the mausoleum that would house her body. The result was the world-famous Taj Mahal. [Unknown authorUnknown author / https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O16866/arjumand-banu-begum-painting-unknown/ -- Public domain -- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait of Mumtaz Mahal (Arjumand Banu Begum).jpg]