In a narrative form, Shah Jahan, grandson of the great Mughal leader Akbar, describes the events of his life and explains his motivation for building the Taj Mahal. He relates the depth of love for his wife, in whose memory he built this glorious memorial. The rich colors and intricate detail of the Indo-Persian-style illustrations intensify the story told by the once great emperor who was betrayed by his own son, imprisoned in a tower, and left to die.
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An AWAIR Pick,
By AWAIR Reviews (Berkeley, US) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shah Jahan & the Story of the Taj Mahal (Paperback)
Shah Jahan, the great Moghul Emperor, sits imprisoned in a cell overlooking the Taj Mahal that he has built in memory of his beloved wife. He recounts the story of his struggle for the throne of India and his subsequent downfall. A compelling and moving story that will capture the hearts of our students.
Teachers/Librarians: 5th to 8th grades - Social Studies/Humanities. See also in this series: Suleiman the Magnificent: The Story of Istanbul, and Ibn Tulun: The Story of a Mosque.
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Nice Book,
By "rizzywizzy" (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shah Jahan & the Story of the Taj Mahal (Paperback)
I reccomend this book specially for those people who don't know anything about Taj Mahal...the greatest invention (architecture) of Mughals (Muslim Emporeres)...this book tells you about the History of Taj Mahal, which was built by Mughal emporer (Shah Jahan) for his wife...it tells us the story of undying love of the Emporer Shah Jahan for his wife...Taj Mahal (the one & only true symbol of love) was built by Emporer Shah Jahan (Shah Jahan means "king of the world")...& Shah Jehan truely was King of the world & King of the loving hearts...he & other Muslim emporers (Mughals) built a lot of architecure in India & Pakistan region...(most of their architecture is mosques) but Taj Mahal is the one which got famous (maybe because of the romantic history behind it)...but Shah Jehan (creator of the Taj Mahal & other wonderful architecture had a miserable end)..he was seized & imprisoned by his own son..in a basement...from where he could see the Taj Mahal..but he was not allowed to go there..to touch his own piece of architecture...what an end to the person who made the one & only true symbol of love Taj Mahal :( & for those who don't know Shah Jehan had plans to build another Mahal (Mahal means palace) which was suppose to be all Black Marble architecture...although he was not allowed to do that because he was imprisoned by his son..but I think we all can visualize how could have that Black Marble palace look like.
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