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This is a timeline based on the construction of the Taj Mahal.  Please note that the year convention is "Common Era / After Mohammed."
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! Year (After Mohammed)
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! Event
|event='''1631 / 1040''': June 17 - Death of Mumtaz Mahal after childbirth at Burhanpur in the Deccan.
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|width=550px
|June 17,
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|1631
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|1040
{{tlevent
|Death of [[Mumtaz Mahal]] after childbirth at [[Burhanpur]] in the [[Deccan]].
|event='''1632 / 1041''':
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*'''January''' - Mumtaz's body is moved from Burhanpur to Agra. Work starts on the foundations.
|January
*'''June 22''' - First 'Urs ceremony.
|1632
|width=550px
|1041
|color=#FFF
|Mumtaz's body is moved from Burhanpur to [[Agra]]. Work starts on the foundations.
}}
|-
{{tlevent
|June 22
|event='''1633 / 1042''': May 26 - Second 'Urs ceremony. Mumtaz's body is interred in the base of the mausoleum.
|1632
|width=550px
|1041
|color=#FFF
|First 'Urs ceremony.
}}
|-
{{tlevent
|May 26
|event='''1638-39 / 1048-9''': The calligrapher Amanat Khan signs the frame of the south arch of the domed hall of the mausoleum thereby indicating it was reaching completion.
|1633
|width=550px
|1042
|color=#FFF
|Second 'Urs ceremony. Mumtaz body interred in the base of the mausoleum.
}}
|-
{{tlevent
|
|event='''1643 / 1053''': Twelfth 'Urs. Complex is substantially completed. The gold rail surrounding Mumtaz's tomb is replaced with the inlaid marble Jali screen seen today
|1638-39
|width=550px
|1048-1049
|color=#FFF
|The calligrapher, Amanat Khan signs the frame of the south arch of the domed hall of the mausoleum thereby indicating it was reaching completion.
}}
|-
{{tlevent
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|event='''1644 / 1054''': Jahan visits the tomb
|1643
|width=550px
|1053
|color=#FFF
|Twelfth 'Urs. Complex is substantially completed. The gold rail surrounding Mumtaz's tomb is replaced with the inlaid marble Jali screen seen today<!--Peter Mundy a British East India company employee notes the ongoing construction of the caravanserais and bazaars -->
}}
|-
{{tlevent
|
|event='''1645 / 1055''': Jahan visits the tomb a second time
|1648
|width=550px
|1058
|color=#FFF
|Amanat Khan dates the north arch of the great gate with the inscription "Finished with His help, the Most High".
}}
|-
{{tlevent
|
|event='''1648 / 1058''': Amanat Khan dates the north arch of the great gate with the inscription "Finished with His help, the Most High".
|1644
|width=550px
|1054
|color=#FFF
|Jahan visits the tomb
}}
|-
{{tlevent
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|event='''1654 / 1064''': Jahan visits the tomb for a third time
|1645
|width=550px
|1055
|color=#FFF
|Jahan visits the tomb
}}
|-
{{tlevent
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|event='''1666 / 1076''':
|1654
*'''January''' - Jahan falls ill
|1064
*'''31 January''' - Jahan dies
|Jahan visits the tomb
|width=550px
|-
|color=#FFF
|January
}}
|1666
|1076
|Jahan falls ill and dies on the 31st January
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A timeline (or several) relating to Origins and architecture of the Taj Mahal.

This is a timeline based on the construction of the Taj Mahal. Please note that the year convention is "Common Era / After Mohammed."

1631 / 1040: June 17 - Death of Mumtaz Mahal after childbirth at Burhanpur in the Deccan.
1632 / 1041:
  • January - Mumtaz's body is moved from Burhanpur to Agra. Work starts on the foundations.
  • June 22 - First 'Urs ceremony.
1633 / 1042: May 26 - Second 'Urs ceremony. Mumtaz's body is interred in the base of the mausoleum.
1638-39 / 1048-9: The calligrapher Amanat Khan signs the frame of the south arch of the domed hall of the mausoleum thereby indicating it was reaching completion.
1643 / 1053: Twelfth 'Urs. Complex is substantially completed. The gold rail surrounding Mumtaz's tomb is replaced with the inlaid marble Jali screen seen today
1644 / 1054: Jahan visits the tomb
1645 / 1055: Jahan visits the tomb a second time
1648 / 1058: Amanat Khan dates the north arch of the great gate with the inscription "Finished with His help, the Most High".
1654 / 1064: Jahan visits the tomb for a third time
1666 / 1076:
  • January - Jahan falls ill
  • 31 January - Jahan dies





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