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List of Monuments studied in this work(in the chronological order) (1).Ancient Jaina Chhatrīs of Ajmer (8th and 9th centuries A.D.)(2).Ajaypal Temple No.1 Ajmer (late 8th-early 9th century A.D.)(3).Ajaypal Temple No.2 Ajmer (late 8th-early 9th century A.D.)(4).Ajaypal Temple No.3 Ajmer (c. 9th century A.D.) (5).Ajaypal Temple No.4 Ajmer (c. 10th century A.D.) (6).Śiva Temple Thanvla (mid-10th century A.D.) (7).Viṣṇu Temple Thanvla (late 10th -11th century A.D.) (8).Varāha Temple Pushkar (c. 1151-67 A.D.) (9).Vīsalyā (Vīsal-Sar) Ajmer (c. 1151-67 A.D.) (10).Adhai-Din-ka-Jhompra Masjid (including the original Śiva Temple) Ajmer (1151-67 A.D.; 1195-1230 A.D.)(11).Tārāgaḍh Fort (including the Buland-Darwāzah and the Baḍā-Darwāzah) Ajmer (1570-1627 A.D.) (12).Dargāh MīrānṢāhibKhingsawār, Taragadh Fort Ajmer (1572-1615 A.D.) (13).Dargāh Khwājah Muin'd-Dīn Chishti Sahib Ajmer (c. 1570-1658 A.D.) (14).City Parkoṭā and its Mughal Gates Ajmer (1570-76 A.D.) (15).Imperial Treasury (Bādshāhi Maḥal) of the Mughals Ajmer (1570-72 A.D.) (16).Akbar's Masjid inside the DargāhAjmer (1570-76 A.D.) (17).Akbar's Castle (Daulat-Khānah, Magazine) Ajmer (1570-76 A.D.)(18).Chashmā-i-Nūr (Hāfiz Jamāl, The Happy Valley) Ajmer (1613-16 A.D.) (19).Bādshāhī-Maḥal Pushkar (1613-16 A.D.) (20).Shah Jehan's Masjid inside the DargāhAjmer (1628-37 A.D.)(21).Ānā-Sāgar Bārhdarīs, Ajmer (c. 1637 A.D.) CHAPTERS (1).Antiquity of Pushkar and Ajmer 24 - 67(a).Pushkar --24(b).Ajmer--33Appendix-A: Ancient Jaina Chhatris of Ajmer-48(8th century A.D. onwards) Appendix-B: 'Āīn-i-Akbari's Ṣūbah (Province) of Ajmer50(c.1600 A.D.) (2).Archaeology of Ajmer --68-89(Through the Ages) (a).Introduction--68(b).History of Excavation and Conservation at Ajmer 70(c).The A.S.I. vis-à-vis Ajmer-75(d).Lord Curzon's Assertions -78(e).Archaeology Negated -81(f).The Laws and Helplessness of the State-82 Archaeology(g).M.M. Pt. G.H. Ojha's Survey Reports of83 Rajputana Museum Ajmer(1908-9 onwards) Appendix-C: British Govt. Letter d. 29th August 1867 88Appendix-D: British Govt. Letter d. 13 February 1873 89(3).Ajaypal and Thanvla Temples 90-152(Introduction to Chauhan Temple Architecture) (a).The Ajaypal Temples -90(b).The Thanvla Temples-97(c).An Introduction to Chauhan-99Temple Architecture (4).Visalya or Visalsarat Ajmer -153-165(The Lake of Vīsala Deva, 1151-67 A.D.) (5).The Adhai-Din-ka-Jhompra Ajmer -166-261(from Temple to Mosque)(1151-1167 A.D.; 1195-1230 A.D.)(a).The Nomenclature-166(b).The Site, Plan and Architecture-168(c).The Sanskrit Inscriptions (Plays)-177(d).The Astronomical Panel -183(e).The Sanskrit College -185(f).The Arabic Inscriptions -187(g).A Compendium of the Remains of the-192Original Temple (h).Its Site is owned by the Hindu Deity -199(6).The Tārāgạdh Fort Ajmer -262-278(7).Dargāh Mīrān Ṣāhib, Taragadh Fort -279-283(8).Khwājah Mu'īn-al-Din Chishtī 'Gharīb-Nawāz' and284-301His Dargah at Ajmer (a).Tazkirāt and the Legend of the Khwājah-285(b).The Site of the Dargāh-287(c).The Cult of the Supernatural -291(d).Ajmer designated THE HOLY CITY (Dār'al-Sa'ādat) of the Mughal Empire -294(9).City Parkoṭā and Gates, Ajmer --302-310(1570-76 A.D.)(including the extinct Caravan-Sarai of Akbar)(10).Imperial Office and Treasury--311-328(the so called Bādshāhī-Maḥal) of the Mughals at Ajmer(1570-72)(11).Akbar's Mosque in the Dargāh Complex, -329-342Ajmer (1570-76) (12).Akbar's Castle (Qal'a-i-Akbar) or Daulat Khānah343-379 (so called 'Magazine')Ajmer (1570-

It studies history, architecture, art, archaeology and aesthetics of the Taj Mahal. Attempt has been made to give almost complete facts and figures related to its site, land, environment, lay-out, placement, foundation, plan, design, garden, water-devices, drainage, architecture and ornamentation, inscriptions, constructional modes and techniques, polish, measurements, builders, material and costs, in separate chapters. Chapters on 'Third set of Real Graves, ' 'Taj Mahal is sinking into the river ?', 'Taj Mahal was offered for sale ?' and 'Chastity of the Taj Mahal' deal with other important aspects of its history and architecture. Visual as is the subject, the text is illustrated by 52 figures (drawings, diagrams and sketches) and 10 + 47 plates (photographs and digital images). A list of technical terms, unavoidably used in the text, and a chronology of the events related to the Taj Mahal have also been given.Though based on a life-time's study of the subject, and essentially a research work, it is written in a simple readable form without diacritical marks, or other research jargon, for the laymen, tourists and the general readers, as well as for the scholars, historians, archaeologists and practising architects for whom too it has useful and authentic data which may not be available otherwise. We fondly hope, this shall be a standard work on the Taj Mahal which all those interested in this subject will not only read, but will also like to possess, for a life-time. CONTENTS Technical Terms viChronology of events related to the Taj Mahal xPreface xivChapters 1.Prologue - 001 2. Site of the Taj Mahal - 007 3.The Land - 011 4.The Environment -013 5.Terraced Lay-out of the Taj Mahal - 0166.Ingenious Placement of the Taj on the edge of the river-bank -023 7.Taj Foundation - 0288.Garden, Water-devices and Drainage - 034 9.Architecture and Ornamentation-04810.Subsidiary Buildings of the Taj Mahal- 06211.The Mahtab-Bagh and the Fiction of a Black Taj Mahal - 07212.Third Set of Tombstones on Real Graves - 07913.Inscriptions of the Taj Mahal - 08614.Constructional Modes and Techniques- 09615. Taj Polish - 11016. Original Measurements of the Taj Mahal - 11517. Builders of the Taj Mahal - 12118. The Material and Costs- 12819.Taj Mahal is sinking into the river ? - 13420.Taj Mahal was offered for sale ? - 14421.Chastity of the Taj Mahal - 149 Black -and-white Plates of the Interior-154Colour Plates 1 to 47 Black-and-White Plates