The Taj Mahal.
The Taj Mahal in Agra India. It was built for Mumtaz Mahal, the wife of Shah Jahan. It is one of the New 7 Wonders of the World.
Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Khurram Shah Jahan
The name Shah Jahan means "King of the world".
The real name of Shah Jahan is Shahabuddin Muhammad Khurram
Taj Mahal is a palace mainly as the name refers [Taj:crown and mahal:palace i.e. crown of palaces] but people think it as a tomb as Shah Jahan has built this in the memory of his 3rd wife Mumtaz Mahal
The Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan, who was an emperor in India. It was built as a monument to his wife.
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The name Shah Jahan means "King of the World". Shah Jahan's childhood name was Prince Khurram. His other names are "Prince of Builders", "Engineer King" and "Architect King".
Shah Jehan only renovated the building, which was there for at least 1000 years, i.e., long before Shah Jehan.
Shah Jahan was Jehangir's son and his actual name was prince Khurram, He waged war against his father for ascension to throne but was defeated by his fathers forces. However, after Jahangir's death Shah Jahan ascended to throne and was assumed his more famous name of Shah Jahan.
Badshanama written by Shah Jahan's court historian Abdul Hamid Lahori, is the history of the first twenty years of the reign of Shah Jahan (1628-1658).