Veni, Vidi, Vici.
Posted on December 17, 2014 by Perpetua
He came, he saw, he conquer is the meaning of Veni, Vidi, Vici. This is the beginning of a love story about Taj Mahal.
It started when a prince, son of a Mughal emperor of India, Shah Jahan, the grandson of Akbar the Great went to a bazaar, saw a girl named Mumtaz Mahal and conquered her. It was love at first sight. She became his third wife and favorite. In return, she gave him fourteen children; however, she died giving birth. In her deathbed, he promised her that he will build the most impressive mausoleum over her grave and will never marry again.
Shah Jahan was heartbroken and devastated. The country was in mourning for two years. Subsequently, he undertook building a monument that took over 22 years, thousands of men and elephants to build this bigger than life structure to fulfill his promise to his beloved.
In every dynasty, there's always a villain that is the Shah's third son with Mahal named Aurangzeb.
Aurangzeb killed some of his families, took over the throne and banished his father to a tower in Red Fort at Agra. From the fort, Shah Jahan can only view from the distance where the love of his life lays. He died at the tower in Agra and was buried next to Mumtaz in Taj Mahal.
I can only imagine how hard it was for the Shah to be separated from his beloved.
What I find beautiful about Taj Mahal is the love story between the Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal.
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20 thoughts on "Veni, Vidi, Vici."
seaangel4444 on December 17, 2014 at 6:23 am said:
Thank you for this great post, dear seeker! Ah, love!! ❤ Cher xo
seeker on December 18, 2014 at 7:06 pm said:
Cher, the story made it good. Thank you.
lizbert1 on December 17, 2014 at 7:10 am said:
What a beautiful story of love and adoration. And I agree, it must have been torture to be sent to the tower and parted from his wife. Great post, thanks.
I can just imagine what the Shah went through, worse than Romeo and Juliet. Thank you.
andy1076 on December 17, 2014 at 7:19 am said:
What a beautiful love story, to be reunited though is an even more amazing story in the afterlife 🙂
Andy, maybe you can write a love poem about it.
andy1076 on December 18, 2014 at 7:41 pm said:
mmmm it'll be my week long edit project then 🙂 but I highly doubt I can write to the level the Prince has, it's incredible what he did to honor his love. :O
But you are a romantic ❤ by heart ❤
Now I'm blushing and motivated 😊😊💜 Thank you!
You are! Welcome, 🙂
Amy on December 17, 2014 at 7:30 am said:
Great photo of this historic place! Ooh, the love story…
Amy, thank you. The smog kind of obscure the view and the story to die for, no pun intended. 😛
Joanne on December 17, 2014 at 8:28 am said:
What a love story and what an experience to actually SEE the Taj Mahal – this is something DEFINITELY on my list! 🙂
Isn't that sad and do GO!
angelswhisper2011 on December 17, 2014 at 1:20 pm said:
Wow what a Palace….Place. Extra Pawkisses 🙂 ❤
You will like this place, Grandma.
David Kanigan on December 19, 2014 at 5:36 am said:
Beautiful. Great post.
tkmorin on December 19, 2014 at 1:57 pm said:
Wow, what a love story! Sad, though …
The story is way better than the structure. Sad, very….
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