who built taj mahal???

Answer 1

The Mughal Emperor Shāh Jahān of India commissioned its construction between 1631 and 1654 as a mausoleum for his favourite wife, Arjumand Bano Begum, who is better known as Mumtāz.

A large labor force of about 22,000 people actually built it.

Answer 2

technically...Mughal Emperor Shāh Jahān only ordered workers to build the taj mahal as a symbol of his luv for his favorite wife Arjumand Bano Begum...however taj mahal was built by 22 000 workers

Answer 3

Taj Mahal was built by a Muslim, Emperor Shah Jahan (died 1666 C.E.) in the memory of his dear wife and queen Mumtaz Mahal at Agra, India. It is an "elegy in marble" or some say an expression of a "dream." Taj Mahal (meaning Crown Palace) is a Mausoleum that houses the grave of queen Mumtaz Mahal at the lower chamber. The grave of Shah Jahan was added to it later. The queen’s real name was Arjumand Banu. In the tradition of the Mughals, important ladies of the royal family were given another name at their marriage or at some other significant event in their lives, and that new name was commonly used by the public. Shah Jahan's real name was Shahab-ud-din, and he was known as Prince Khurram before ascending to the throne in 1628.

Taj Mahal was constructed over a period of twenty-two years, employing twenty thousand workers. It was completed in 1648 C.E. at a cost of 32 Million Rupees. The construction documents show that its master architect was Ustad ‘Isa, the renowned Islamic architect of his time. The documents contain names of those employed and the inventory of construction materials and their origin. Expert craftsmen from Delhi, Qannauj, Lahore, and Multan were employed. In addition, many renowned Muslim craftsmen from Baghdad, Shiraz and Bukhara worked on many specialized tasks.

Answer 4

wish i did i actually had the benefit of seeing it in person a few years back it was soo beautiful took many pics of it as well i dont know who built it but i know whoever it was they did it for his wife but i know many people took part of the construction of the taj mahal

Answer 5

Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan of India was construction between 1631 and 1654 year

Answer 6

I guess we do not know who Professor Oak is? But we sure do know about the Mughal King Shahjahan. And our school history text books mentions that Taj Mahal was built by Shahjahan, who had employed thousands and thousands of workers to build the Mahal. And the Mahal was built in the loving memory of his beautiful wife Mumtaz Mahal. History mentions that the king cut the hands of all the workers after the Mahal was built because he did not want them to build another like the Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal is located in Agra in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the seven wonders of the world. The Taj Mahal has been used as a backdrop and shooting location in many Indian movies.

Answer 7

taj mahal was build by Shahjahan as per history,
BBC says about Taj Mahal---Hidden Truth - Never say it is a Tomb.
No one has ever challenged it except Prof. P. N. Oak, who believes the whole world has been duped. In his book Taj Mahal: The True Story, Oak says the Taj Mahal is not Queen Mumtaz's tomb but an ancient Hindu temple palace of
Lord Shiva (then known as Tejo Mahalaya) . In the course of his research O ak discovered that the Shiva temple palace was usurped by Shah Jahan from
then Maharaja of Jaipur, Jai Singh. 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
still retains in his secret collection two orders from Shah Jahan for surrendering the Taj building. Using captured temples and mansions, as a burial place for
dead courtiers and royalty was a common practice among Muslim rulers.
For example, Humayun,Akbar, Etmud-ud-Daula and Safdarjung are all buried in such mansions. Oak's inquiries began with the name of Taj Mahal. He says the term "Mahal" has never been used for a building in any Muslim countries from Afghanisthan to Algeria. "The unusual explanation that the term Taj
Mahal derives from Mumtaz Mahal was illogical in atleast two respects.

Firstly, her name was never Mumtaz Mahal but Mumtaz-ul-Zamani," he writes.
Secondly, one cannot omit the first three letters 'Mum' from a woman's name to derive the remainder as the name for the building."Taj Mahal, he
claims, is a corrupt version of Tejo Mahalaya, or Lord Shiva's Palace . Oak
also says the love story of Mumtaz and Shah Jahan is a fairy tale created by
court sycophants, blundering historians and sloppy archaeologists . Not a
single royal chronicle of Shah Jahan's time corroborates the love story.
Furthermore, Oak cites several documents suggesting the Taj Mahal predates Shah Jahan's era, and was a temple dedicated to Shiva, worshipped by Rajputs of Agra city. For example, Prof. Marvin Miller of New York took a few
samples from the riverside doorway of the Taj. Carbon dating tests revealed
that the door was 300 years older than Shah Jahan. European traveler Johan
Albert Mandelslo,who visited Agra in 1638 (only seven years after Mumtaz's death), describes the life of the cit y in his memoirs. But he makes no reference to the Taj Mahal being built. The writings of Peter Mundy, an English visitor to Agra within a year of Mumtaz's death, also suggest the Taj was a noteworthy building well before Shah Jahan's time.

Prof. Oak points out a number of design and architectural inconsistencies that support the belief of the Taj Mahal being a typical Hindu temple
rather than a mausoleum. Many rooms in the Taj ! Mahal have remained sealed since Shah Jahan's time and are still inaccessible to the public. Oak asserts they contain a headless statue of Lord Shiva and other objects
commonly used for worship rituals in Hindu temples . Fearing political
backlash, Indira Gandhi's government tried to have Prof. Oak's book withdrawn from the bookstores, and threatened the Indian publisher of the
first edition dire consequences . There is only one way to discredit or
validate Oak's research.

The current government should open the sealed rooms of the Taj Mahal under U.N . supervision, and let international experts investigate.
Do circulate this to all you know and let them know about this reality.....

Answer 8

2506 Labourers employed bu Mughal Emperor SHAH JEHAN

Answer 9

Great Muslim emperor SHAH Jahan in memeoy of his beloved wife

Answer 10

The people of India :)