About: Jag Mandir (Lake Pichola) – Built in 1622 AD

About: Jag Mandir (Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan), India

The first island palace of Lake Pichola, Jag Mandir was built by Maharana Karan Singh Ji in 1622 AD and was intended to be a pleasure palace for regal parties and functions. It has served as a refuge for the palace for regal parties and functions. It has served as a refuge for Mughal Emperor Shahjahan when was a prince against the wrath of his father in a family dispute in the seventeenth century. The legend says that Jagmandir was the inspiration behind the world-famous Taj Mahal, which Shah Jahan in the memory of his deceased wife, Mumtaz Mahal.