Taj Mahal (palace) Agra having been built by the Begum's namesake Shah Jahan. The begum accepted the suggestion and the palace was renamed to Taj Mahal. The Begum is said to have ordered a three-year-long celebration called "Jashn-e-Taj Mahal" after the completion of the building. After the partition of India in 1947, Nawab Hamidullah Khan allowed Sindhi refugees to stay in the palace. They stayed in Taj Mahal for around 4 years, before shifting to Bairagarh. The palace suffered some damage during this period. After India's independence, some members of the royal family of Bhopal stayed at the palace, but gradually moved away,
Maestro (Taj Mahal album) Other guest appearances include Angélique Kidjo (on "Zanzibar") and Ziggy Marley (on "Black Man, Brown Man"). Furthermore, Taj Mahal teams up again with the Phantom Blues Band (with whom he had recorded the Grammy nominated albums "Señor Blues" and "Shoutin' in Key"), Toumani Diabaté (with whom he had recorded the album "Kulanjan") and his daughter, singer-songwriter Deva Mahal (with whom he had recorded several children's albums in the past). Maestro (Taj Mahal album) Maestro is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal. It was nominated for Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 2009 Grammy Awards (but lost out to