grave.. The Taj Mahal incorporates and expands on many design traditions, particularly Persian and earlier Mughal architecture. Specific inspiration came from a number of successful Timurid and Mughal buildings . These include the Gur-e Amir (the tomb of Timur, progenitor of the Mughal dynasty, in Samarkand ),Humayun's Tomb, Itmad-Ud-Daulah's Tomb (sometimes