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Mumtaz Mahal (1921-1945) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who the National Sporting Library’s Thoroughbred Heritage website says was one of the most important broodmares of the 20th Century.She was named for empress Mumtaz Mahal wife of Mughal Empire ruler Shah Jahan of Taj Mahal fame. Bred by Lady Sykes at her Sledmere Stud in Driffield East Riding of Yorkshire Mumtaz Mahal was out of the mare Lady Josephine.