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A husband’s love built the Taj Mahal—but cost him an empire; Eva Fernandez Del Campo; National Geographic

Photo: Michele Falzone

After the death of his beloved wife, Emperor Shah Jahan spared no expense building her grand mausoleum. His obsession became a monument to everlasting love but bankrupted the Mughal empire.

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