Date |
Year (Common Era) |
Year (After Mohammed) |
Event |
June 17, |
1631 |
1040 |
Death of Mumtaz Mahal after childbirth at Burhanpur in the Deccan. |
January |
1632 |
1041 |
Mumtaz's body is moved from Burhanpur to Agra. Work starts on the foundations. |
June 22 |
1632 |
1041 |
First 'Urs ceremony. |
May 26 |
1633 |
1042 |
Second 'Urs ceremony. Mumtaz's body is interred in the base of the mausoleum. |
|
1638-39 |
1048-1049 |
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 |
|
1648 |
1058 |
Amanat Khan dates the north arch of the great gate with the inscription "Finished with His help, the Most High". |
|
1644 |
1054 |
Jahan visits the tomb |
|
1645 |
1055 |
Jahan visits the tomb |
|
1654 |
1064 |
Jahan visits the tomb |
January |
1666 |
1076 |
Jahan falls ill and dies on the 31st January |