Specific purpose (why you are here) - I am here to give my audience some factual information on the Taj Mahal. Central Idea - Some people know the Taj Mahal as a tourist attraction‚ but many do not know that it is actually a mausoleum created by Shah Jahan to show love for his queen. Introduction - Throughout the dawn of humanity‚ several traits have allowed the human species to strive in the biosphere. One being love. Love has allowed humans to evolve and strive to become the supreme members of the
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HISTORY OF INDIA’S TOURISM INTRODUCTION It’s 65 years since independence‚ and in its wake Indian tourism industry has traversed a rocky road – much like the subcontinent itself. High Life surveys six colourful decades… Flashing with heat and drowned by monsoons‚ with its rainbow of saris and the fast-changing blues of its overarching skies India‚ to the chilly British mind‚ has long defined the exotic… ´Characteristics grow more vivid beneath the Indian sky‚’ From text pg. 206 -------------------------------------------------
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India in 1526; died in 1530 Din-I-Ilahi – religion initiated by Akbar in Mughal India; blended elements of the many faiths of the subcontinent; key to efforts to reconcile Hindus and Muslims in India‚ but failed Aurangzeb – son and successor of Shah Jahan in Mughal India; determined to extend Muslim control over whole of subcontinent; wished to purify Islam of Hindu influences; incessant warfare exhausted empire despite military successes; died in 1707 Mehmed II – Ottoman sultan called the “Conqueror”;
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The Muslim Empires Since the beginning‚ all empires have faced change in many ways‚ declining and rising in status. Many empires have collapsed‚ only to start again under a different name. Like all empires‚ the three Muslim Empires‚ the Ottomans‚ Safavids‚ and Mughals have faced this inevitable state. Although each individual empire is different‚ they each have similarities in their reasons for decline. Whether it is social‚ religious‚ economic‚ or political reasons‚ the empires‚ like many others
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The Mughal Empire The Mughal Empire was an empire that at its greatest territorial extent ruled most of the Indian subcontinent between 1526 and 1857. It consolidated the Islam culture in South Asia and in result it spread the arts of the Muslim culture and its faith. The Mughal ruling class included the Muslims despite most of the subjects in the empire being Hindu. Zahiruddin Mohammad Babur was the founder of the empire. Under his rule the dynasty remained unstable‚ and was eventually exiled
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The Taj Mahals World Heritage Site The Taj Mahal is a stunning monument located in Agra‚ India. The Taj Mahal has been a UNESCO world heritage site since 1983 and is known as one of the most famous UNESCO world heritage sites as it has exceptional beauty . The Taj Mahal was completed between 1632 and 1638 (The Columbia Encyclopedia‚ 2008 para one). But the gardens‚ gateway structures‚ and mosque‚ were completed in 1648 (The Columbia Encyclopedia‚ 2008 para one). The Taj Mahal was designed by Stad
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Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal is a tomb built in the 17th century by Mughal ruler Shah Jahan in memory of his wife‚ Mumtaz Mahal. It is in the city of Agra‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ Republic of India. Widely thought of as one of the most beautiful buildings in the world‚ it is one of India’s biggest tourist attractions. It was chosen as one of the Wonders of the World in 2007.[1] It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site‚ together with the Agra Fort‚ 2.5 kilometers away.[2] The Taj Mahal is an example of
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Mughal Garden‚ Lister Park‚ Bradford Green Space of the Month — September 2003 Contact Joy Leach‚ Friends of Lister Park on 01274 223665 Hawarun.Hussain‚ Bradford City Primary Care Trust‚ Hawarun.Hussain@bdct.n Introduction This historically important park in a famous old Yorkshire mill town cost over £4 million to restore. A key new feature introduced to this award-winning park is the Mughal garden designed to reflect the rich Asian cultural heritage of Bradford. Used by local communities
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the reign of Akbar’s grandson‚ Shah Jahan‚ that the site looks like what it is today . Everyone knows that Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal for the love of his life Mumtaz Mahal. Unlike Badshah‚ Shah Jahan started building structures using white marble. Shah Jahan ruined some of the earlier existing buildings in the fort to make his own. During the last days of his life‚ Shah Jahan was jailed and restrained by his son‚ Aurangzeb‚ in the fort. It is said that Shah Jahan died in Muasamman Burj which has a
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the monument to be a magnificent burial place for Mumtaz Mahal‚ Shah Jahan’s beloved wife (d. 1631)‚ but also—and this is explicitly pointed out by the emperor’s main historian {Abd al-Hamid Lahawri—it was to testify to the power and glory of Shah Jahan (r. 1628–58) and Mughal rule: They laid the plan for a magnificent building and a dome of high foundation which for its loftiness will until the Day of Resurrection remain a memorial to the sky-reaching ambition of His Majesty‚ the Sahib Qiran-Thani
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