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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

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