WHAT DOES TOI TOI TOI MEAN
The love story took a serious turn when, on a campaign at
Burhanpur with her husband, Mumtaz Mahal took his last breath giving
birth to their 14th child. So heartbroken was the emperor
that the whole court wentinto mourning for a
span of over two years. It is said that, within a few months after
the queen's death, the hair and beard of the king had turned
white. And Shah Jahan was
recklessly determined on building a
monument in his consort's loving memory that the world had
never seen.
WHAT DOES TOI TOI TOI MEAN
Later, the mausoleum was provided with luxuriant furnishings.
Persian carpets and gold lamps embellished the interior of
the Taj. Two silver gates, that were set up at the
entrance, were taken away by Suraj Mal in 1764. Amir
Husein Ali Khan looted the sheet of pearls that covered the
stone coffins.
