covering three main points such as why it was built‚ how it was built and what it is today. II. Body a. Why the Taj mahal was built. i. According to our tour guide‚ the Taj mahal was built about 350 years ago on the command of the emperor Shah Jahan for his third wife Mumtaz Mahal ii. Mumtaz Mahal was the emperor’s favorite wife. Mumtaz Mahal died after giving birth to her fourteenth child. Even though she passed the emperor decided to make a type of “Heaven on earth” (which is the Taj Mahal)
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WE tend to forget that our lifestyle and mindset have largely been influenced by our colonial past. The British influence has changed the way we look at ourselves and has stripped us of a confidence that comes naturally to a people belonging to an ancient and great civilisation. Colonisation coerces people from subordinated culture to denigrate themselves. A kind of a virtual reality is created to expedite this attitude of self-hate among the native population. An alternate reality is created
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Mansabdari System The term Mansab literally means the rank of its holder (Mansabdars) in the official ladder in the Mughal system of administration. From that angle the Mansabdars were the paid-service officers of the Mughals. On the basis of merit or service to the state‚ Mansabs were given to both civil and military officers and hence they formed an integral part of the Mughal bureaucracy. The Mansabdars could be transferred from the civil to the military department and vice versa. The Mansabdars
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Sagar Patel Informative Speech 1.Chichen Itza The chichen itza is located in the eastern portion of mexico. There is a river in there all run underground. There are two large natural sink holes call cenotes. That cou;d have provided plentiful water year round at chichen‚ making It attractive for settlement. Of the two cenotes‚ the cenote sagrado is the most famous. The temple has 365 steps one for each day of the year. Each of the temples four sides has 91 steps and the top platform
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The Mughal Empire was the first large empire in India since the Gupta Empire (nearly a millennium years of difference); it was made up of many ethnicities‚ a variety of geographic localities‚ and hundreds of nobles and their principalities. At its largest extent‚ this empire contained over 140 million inhabitants‚ as well as encompassing 3.5 million square kilometers. However‚ as all empires do‚ the Mughal Empire faced many difficulties‚ and by the turn of the 19th century‚ had weakened significantly
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Centuries ago one man dreamed‚ designed and constructed a breathtaking monument and then‚ it went on to become a wonder. Egyptian people building the pyramid‚ would have never imagined that their work will one day be studied and listed in the wonders of the world. Wonders that people will keep wondering about. Funny? May be‚ but it is a fact. It is tough to imagine how people with minimum tools and equipments could build a pyramid of such a size or a complete village at the height of 8000 ft. Yes
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Apu. It is a love story behind the construction of the Taj Mahal‚ which is recognised as one of the most beautiful buildings in the world‚ which was dedicated to Mumtaz Mahal by Shah Jahan‚ the emperor of India at the time. This subplot is parallel to the main plot‚ Zina representing Mumtaz‚ Gobi representing Shah Jahan‚ and the dairy representing the Taj Mahal. (needs developing!) Throughout the play script‚ the characters’ dialogues switch to English and Indian. In this‚ the playwrights were successful
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Epidemiology of HPV in Teenagers Rosalyn Huf NUR/408 June 4‚ 2012 Linnette Nolte Epidemiology today is considered to be the core science of public health and is described as a constellation of disciplines with a common mission: optimal health for the whole community (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2008). Epidemiology has reformed public health and continues to strive for disease prevention and health promotion in communities across the world. The population and disease that will be discussed in
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TRAVELINGTIME FOR brilliance A HISTORIAN’S VIEW OF ART __________ TRAVELING TIME FOR brilliance Copyright © 2013 by All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form‚ or by any means without written permission from the author. ISBN (HUM/205) Printed in USA Dedication I would like to dedicate this book to my Instructor. has taught me so much about the art. Because of her I have a new
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ORIGIN AND INSPIRATION •In 1631‚ Shah Jahan‚ emperor during theMughal Empire’s period of greatestprosperity‚ was griefstricken when his thirdwife‚ Mumtaz Mahal‚ died during the birthof their fourteenth child‚ Gauhara Begum.Construction of the Taj Mahal began in1632‚ one year after her death.The courtchronicles of Shah Jahan’s grief illustratethe love story traditionally held as aninspiration for Taj Mahal. The principalmausoleum was completed in 1648 andthe surrounding buildings and garden werefinished
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