Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who built the Taj Mahal in India?

  1. Akbar

  2. Jahangir

  3. Shah Jahan

  4. Aurangzeb
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Explanation

Shah Jahan commissioned the Taj Mahal as a mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal, with construction completed around 1653. Akbar built many monuments but not the Taj, Jahangir was Shah Jahan's father, and Aurangzeb (Shah Jahan's son) was known for austerity rather than grand architectural projects.

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