But Mehrunnisa did not know then, would never know, by giving her blessings to this marriage she had set into progress a chain of events that would eventually erase her name from history's pages. Or that Armand would become the only Mughal woman posterity would easily recognize. Docile, seemingly tractable and troublesome Armand would eclipse even Mehrunnisa, cast her in a shadow...because of the monument Hurrah would build in Armand's memory - the Taj Mahal.

— Indu Sundaresan

This great Mughal Emperor [Akbar] was illiterate; he could neither read nor write. However, that had not stopped Akbar from cultivating the acquaintance of the most learned and cultured poets, authors, musicians, and architects of the time - relying solely on his remarkable memory during conversations with them.

— Indu Sundaresan