Taj Mahal built in Agra city of Uttar Pradesh is a world heritage mausoleum. Let us tell you that it was built by Mughal emperor Shahjahan in the 17th century in the memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. The name of Taj Mahal is also included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. According to the information, it took about 22 years to build the Taj Mahal. But do you know on whose land Shahjahan built the Taj Mahal? Today we will tell you on which Hindu king’s land did Shahjahan build the Taj Mahal. On whose land was the Taj Mahal built?
Archaeological Survey of India According to the department, the land of Taj Mahal was the property of the Kachhwahas of Amer in Rajasthan. When Shahjahan had to build the Taj Mahal for his wife Mumtaz, he had purchased land from the Kachhwahas to build the Taj Mahal. In return, the Mughal emperor had given four havelis to the Kachhwahas. However, not much information is available about the mansions given as compensation. But the court historian Hamid Lahauri, in his works like Badshahnama and Farman, has mentioned the purchase of land from the Kachhwahas for the Taj Mahal. Let us tell you that Taj Mahal is spread over an area of about 60 bighas. Its construction work was completed in 1648 after 22 years of work.
Taj Mahal was not the first name
When Shahjahan buried Mumtaz in the tomb , then Emperor Shahjahan named this beautiful building made of white marble ‘Rauza-e-Munawwara’ was kept. However, after some time its name was changed to Taj Mahal. According to the information, Rs 3.2 crore was spent in making it at that time. Not only this, 28 different types of stones have been used in this building. Apart from this, more than 20,000 laborers worked day and night to build the Taj Mahal.
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