1632 AD
Construction of the Taj Mahal begins
Shah Jahan's monumental mausoleum takes shape at Agra.
- Time period
- 1632 AD
- Region
- Asia
- Theme
- Culture
- Civilization
- Mughal Empire
Construction of the Taj Mahal began in 1632. Shah Jahan commissioned the mausoleum in memory of Mumtaz Mahal, and work on its wider complex continued for years.