Mumtaz Mahal | Arjumand Banu Begum
Mumtaz Mahal, the name which literally translates to ‘the elect of the Palace’ was born in 1593 as Arjumand Banu Begum to the Persian nobility living in Agra. Daughter of Hasan Asaf Khan and the niece of Nur Jahan, Arjumand Banu Begum married at the age of 19 in 1612 to Shah Jahan or Prince Khurram, who was the …