Jahan did not want Burhanpur to be his wife 's final resting spot , so in December 1631 her body was taken in a golden casket ( coffin ) back to Agra . Burhanpur was never intended by her husband as his wife 's final resting spot . As a result her body was disinterred in December 1631 and transported in a golden casket escorted by her son Shah Shuja and the head lady in waiting of the deceased Empress back to Agra .