Hey friend, thanks for watching and make sure you hit the subscribe button and the thumbs
up for more videos just like this. Let's go! It is time for learning and today I have fun
facts for kids about about an amazing place in the world which is the Taj Mahal. The Taj
Mahal is one of the biggest tourist attractions in the world because of its architecture and
beauty. The Taj Mahal is located in a city named Agra located in the northern state of
Uttar Pradesh, India. A Mughal Emperor named Shah Jahan ordered the building of the Taj
Mahal. The reason he wanted the Taj Mahal to be built was as a mausoleum to lay his
wife to rest after she had died. Shah Jahan was a member of the Mughal Dynasty and they
ruled Northern India from the 16th century to the 18th century. It was in 1628, that
Shah Jahan crowned himself the emperor after battling with many of his siblings to take
control as emperor. Although Shah Jahan had multiple wives he did have a favorite. Her
name was Arjumand Banu Begum, better known as Mumtaz Mahal meaning, "The chosen one of
the palace." In 1631 she passed away while giving birth to their 14th child. This is
where Shah Jahan knew he had to do something and the idea for the impressive Mausoleum
came to mind. The construction began in 1632, but it would take over 20 years to complete
the Taj Mahal. For example, there was so much work to be done that it took over 20,000 workers
with many elephants that were brought in to build the Taj Mahal. Today millions of people
travel from around the world to see this marvelous structure. But, that is all from me and I
hope you enjoyed learning fun facts about the Taj Mahal for children. I will see you
next time. and I hope you had fun learning with F R E S B E R G cartoon.