Shiraz A Romance of India (1928)

A historical romance set in the Mughal Empire Selima is a princessfoundling raised by a potter and loved by her brother Shiraz She is abducted and sold as a slave to Prince Khurram later Emperor Shah Jehan who falls for her to the chagrin of the wily Dalia When Selima is caught is Shiraz the young man is condemned to be trampled to death by an elephant A pendant reveals Selimas royal status and she saves her brother marries the prince and becomes Empress Mumtaz Mahal while Dalia is banned for her machinations against Selima When Selima dies 1629 the emperor builds her a monument to the design of the now old and blind Shiraz the Taj Mahal