Taken on October 12, 2013 at Agra Fort.
The top of this tower is where Shah Jahan was imprisoned by his son, Aurangzeb–the latter being the 6th Mughal Emperor. The 5th Emperor’s “cell” offered a great view of the Taj Mahal, the monument that Jahan built to his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
This just goes to show that just because one kills off one’s brothers who are ahead of one in line for succession, and imprison one’s own dad, doesn’t mean one has to be completely heartless.
This is what Jahan would have seen– except from about one story up and a couple hundred feet to the left.
By B Gourley in history, India, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel on November 26, 2013.
