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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 March 2011
This very curious and highly-finished painting represents the court of the Emperor Jehángír at Agra, apparently at night. The name of the artist does not appear on the picture; but as the emperor's grandson, Sultán Shujá, who is here portrayed as a boy of about nine years of age, was twenty-four years old when appointed to the government of Bengal in a.d. 1639, the date of the painting may be assumed to be about a.d. 1625.
* See Dow's, History of Hindustan, vol. iii. p. 3.Google Scholar
† Vide Dow's Hindostan; the History of Bengal; and the Edinburgh Cabinet Library, vol. vi.
‡ Dow's editor, by way of softening this name, has changed it to Aias.
* The royal tomb is described by Lieut. Burnes, p. 159, vol. iii. of his Journey to Bokhárá.
† Kháfí Khán's History.
‡ Written frequently but erroneously Berhampore.
* Jehángír, died in 11 1627Google Scholar, on his way from Kashmír to Lahore, and was buried in a superb mausoleum in the vicinity of that city, but on the opposite side of the river Raví. The empress Núr Jehán, was probably buried there also. A description of the tomb may be found in page 159 of Lieut. Alexander Burnes's recent journey to Bokhárá. Lieut. B. calls it Shâlimar, “House of joy,” but Sháh al Amár, “The king of edifices,” is, I believe, the correct appellation.
* See Jehángír's Memoirs, pp. 63, 115, and 138Google Scholar. Dow, vol. iii.Google Scholar