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Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum in Agra, northern India, built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the seventeenth century in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Combining Persian, Central Asian and Indian architectural traditions, it is widely regarded as the masterpiece of Mughal architecture. Accounts of the Mughal Empire cite it as part of the empire's enduring cultural legacy.

Taj Mahal
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Taj Mahal. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/taj-mahal
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