In 1631, mogul empress Mumtaz Mahal died giving birth to her 14th child. Court histories tell us that during her 19-year marriage to the Emperor Shah Jahan, she had been the "light of his bedchamber"; ...

Welcome to Daily TWiP, your daily dose of all the holidays and history we couldn’t cram into The Week in Preview. If ever you want to know just how much Mughal emperor Shah Jahan loved his wife Mumtaz ...

In 1627 Shah Jihan became the ruler of the great Mughal Empire in India. According to custom, he had multiple wives. His favorite was the Persian lady known to history as Mumtaz Mahal. She was loyal ...

Madhya Pradesh's Burhanpur, where Mumtaz Mahal breathed her last in 1631, now has another 'Taj Mahal' - this one built by the owner of an educational institute to "spread the message of love, harmony ...