Taj Mahal Small 320×237 Medium 640×474 Large 1024×758 Download Tiff Original 2400×1777 | (1.0 MB) Description "This magnificent monument was erected by the Mogul emperor Shah Jehan (1625-1658), for a favorite wife who died in 1631."—Myers, 1905 Keywords India, monument, shah jehan, Taj Mahal Galleries India Source: Myers, Philip Van Ness Medieval and Modern History (Boston, MA: Ginn & Company, 1905)