He claims to be the real heir to Taj Mahal. Who is ‘Mughal Prince’ Yakub Tucy?

Prince Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy claims to be a sixth-generation descendant of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor. Since the Taj Mahal was built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, he argues that he has a legitimate claim over the monument, which is recognised globally as one of the seven wonders of the world. He currently lives in Hyderabad and is the ‘mutawalli’ or caretaker of Aurangzeb’s tomb

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