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Page 13
When the emperor fell ill in 1657, his son Aurangzeb waged a savage war for the
succession. The struggle culminated in the public execution on an accusation of
heresy of Dara Shikoh ('the Glory of Darius'), the emperor's favourite son and ...
When the emperor fell ill in 1657, his son Aurangzeb waged a savage war for the
succession. The struggle culminated in the public execution on an accusation of
heresy of Dara Shikoh ('the Glory of Darius'), the emperor's favourite son and ...
Page 74
Aurangzeb [2, 65] was the third and least favourite son of Shah Jahan. On the
other hand he was the most capable of the princes, and because of his military
and administrative skills he was entrusted with important assignments from an
early ...
Aurangzeb [2, 65] was the third and least favourite son of Shah Jahan. On the
other hand he was the most capable of the princes, and because of his military
and administrative skills he was entrusted with important assignments from an
early ...
Page 101
In the words of Aurangzeb's historian Muhammad Kazim, 'the bird of the graceful
spirit of that exalted monarch . . . flew away with the intention of . . . taking its
eternal seat in the heavenly house'. Jahanara and the other ladies broke into
tears ...
In the words of Aurangzeb's historian Muhammad Kazim, 'the bird of the graceful
spirit of that exalted monarch . . . flew away with the intention of . . . taking its
eternal seat in the heavenly house'. Jahanara and the other ladies broke into
tears ...
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Contents
Preface | 6 |
Mughal Agra a riverfront garden city | 23 |
The riverfront garden city | 29 |
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Agra Akbar architecture artist Aurangzeb Babur Bagh-i bazaar and caravanserai bazaar street Begam Begley and Desai blossoms British building built Burj caravanserai caravanserai complex cenotaph central centre century chahar bagh chhatris corners court courtyard Curzon dados Dara Shikoh decoration Delhi Diwan-i dome emperor Fatehpuri Masjid flanked flowers funerary gate hall hasht bihisht historians hujra imperial India inlaid inscriptions Islamic Jahanara Jahangir Jilaukhana Kalim kari Khan-i Khawasspuras Koch and Thackston Mahal complex Masjid mausoleum Mihman Khana minarets monument mosque Mughal Mughal architecture Mughal garden Muhammad Mumtaz Mahal Muslim niches octagonal ofthe ornament Padshahnama palace pattern pavilion Persian Photograph taken pietra dura pishtaq plants platform Qur'an Raja Rauza rectangular red sandstone river riverfront garden riverfront terrace roof rooms Shah Jahan Shah Nawaz Khan side Sil Chand stone subsidiary tomb tahkhana Thackston 1997 tomb chamber towers trans vases vaults verandah walkways wall white marble Yamuna
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| Title | The complete Taj Mahal and the riverfront gardens of Agra |
| Author | Ebba Koch |
| Illustrated by | Richard André Barraud |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Bookwise (India) Pvt. Ltd., 2006 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 24 May 2010 |
| Length | 288 pages |
| Subjects | › Agra (India) Architecture / General Gardens, Mogul Taj Mahal (Agra, India) |
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