Worth knowing
India
The Taj Mahal took about 20 years and some 20,000 workers to build. Shah Jahan raised it for his wife Mumtaz Mahal, who died in 1631.
Where its story happens
The Taj Mahal, Agra, at 27.18°N, 78.04°E. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.
Five things to know about India
In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the easy countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.
- Where it is. It's India, the great peninsula of South Asia, south of the Himalayas. See India on a map.
- An emperor built its white marble Taj Mahal as a tomb for his wife.
- Its railways carry around 20 million passengers a day.
- In 2023 it passed China to become the most populous country on Earth.
- Chess, the number zero and shampoo all trace back to this country.