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Maliha Mou
Maliha Mou
Ustad-Isa
Topic: India
Isa Muhammad Effendi or Ustad Isa was a Persian architect from Iran he and his colleague Ismail Effendi entered the service of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan after the Ottoman Sultan Murad IV and the Mughals exchanged ambassadors. Isa Muhammad Effendi is often described as the chief architect of the Taj Mahal. Recent research suggests the Pern architect, Ustad Ahmad Lahauri was the most likely candidate as the chief architect of the Taj, anassertion based on a claim made in writings by Lahauri's son Lutfullah Muhandis.

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