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In the era of social media, many fake news and videos go viral every day. Common people easily believe these fake news and pass them on. To warn you against these fake news, we bring you a fact check. The latest case of fake news is related to a viral image of Mumtaz Mahal. A video of a woman dressed in royal clothes has gone viral on social media, about which users claim that this image is of Mumtaz Mahal (Arjumand Banu Begum), who was the wife of the Mughal emperor Shahjahan, in whose memory Shahjahan built the prestigious and historic Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, is a famous world heritage site.
The viral claim was proven false after an investigation by Fact Check Desk. The woman seen dressed in royal clothes in the video is not of Mumtaz Mahal but of Sultan Shahjahan Begum, the ruler of the princely state of Bhopal and the third Begum.
What is going viral?
On August 6, a user named anshul_sharma.02 shared a viral video on social media platform ‘Instagram’ and wrote, “Look, this is Mumtaz, for whom the Taj Mahal was built. In this viral video, a woman dressed “. real clothes. It looks like it’s done. At the same time, there is also a table next to her decorated with a bouquet of flowers, near which she is standing. Considering the video to be true, people are sharing it on social media platforms. See post link, file link and screenshot here.
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Also, watch this video with a similar claim by clicking here.
investigation
To find out the truth about this video that is going viral on social media, the desk first did a reverse image search of the keyframes of the video. During the investigation, we found many websites related to news and historical information, where the disputed photograph appeared as that of Sultan Shahjahan Begum of Bhopal. Continuing our research, we tried to know more about Sultan Shahjahan Begum of Bhopal.
We found this photo uploaded to the official website of the Royal Collection Trust of the United Kingdom. Let us tell you that it is one of the largest and most extensive art collections of the British rulers or royal family in the world. It includes paintings, drawings, tapestries, furniture, ceramics, clothing, carriages, weapons, armor, jewelry, watches, musical instruments, tableware, plants, manuscripts, books and sculptures. See the link and screenshot of the viral photo here.
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The description of the image on the website read: “Full-length portrait of Begum Sultan Shahjahan of Bhopal. The Sultan faces the viewer and wears the collar and insignia of Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India. She is standing in front of a painted background. To his right is a table on which a vase of flowers and a book are kept.
According to the information available on the Royal Collection Trust website about where this photograph was taken, “From an album of photographs given to Queen Victoria by Dr John William Tyler, on 15 January 1887”, see his capture of screen here.
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Taking the investigation further, we also found the viral photo on the official website of the Government of India, Indianculture.gov.in. In this case too, the woman seen in the viral photo has been described as Shahjahan Begum.
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The viral claim was proven false after an investigation by Fact Check Desk. The woman seen dressed in royal clothes in the video is not of Mumtaz Mahal but of Sultan Shahjahan Begum, the ruler of the princely state of Bhopal and the third Begum.
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A woman photographed in royal clothes is from Mumtaz Mahal (Arjumand Banu Begum).
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Fact Check Desk investigated and found the viral claim to be false.
conclusion
The viral claim was proven false after an investigation by Fact Check Desk. The woman seen dressed in royal clothes in the video is not of Mumtaz Mahal but of Sultan Shahjahan Begum, the ruler of the princely state of Bhopal and the third Begum. (with language inputs)
,Disclaimer: This fact check was originally conducted by PTI News, republished by India TV,
