Shah Jahan And Mumtaz Mahal. She was also a mughal empress herself. Soon after the death of mumtaz mahal, shah jahan announced a memorial to be erected in loving memory of his queen.
Mumtaz was shajahan's 4th wife out of his 7 wives. Shah jahan, his name along with the name of his wife mumtaz mahal, being synonymous with the existence and ever growing popularity of taj mahal, was a mughal emperor of the southern asia who reigned from 1627 to 1658. Shah jahan commissioned many monuments, the best known of which is the taj mahal in agra, in which is entombed his favorite wife, mumtaz mahal.