Did Shah Jahan build an unfinished Black Taj Mahal?

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Monday, December 8, 2025

The legend of a black marble Taj Mahal, a mirror image of the original, has captivated many. While French traveler Jean-Baptiste Tavernier claimed Shah Jahan planned his own mausoleum across the Yamuna, archaeological evidence and Mughal records suggest otherwise. Excavations in Mehtab Bagh revealed garden foundations, not a second tomb, debunking the myth.