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9-10), who informs us in his autobiography about his attempts to introduce the
Persian Timurid garden tradition of his native Central Asia into Hindustan [20]. 12
Babur refers to his first garden at Agra, laid out in 1526, as a chahar bagh, like ...
9-10), who informs us in his autobiography about his attempts to introduce the
Persian Timurid garden tradition of his native Central Asia into Hindustan [20]. 12
Babur refers to his first garden at Agra, laid out in 1526, as a chahar bagh, like ...
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ON THE LEFT BANK 1 Bagh-i Shah Nawaz Khan 2 Buland Bagh (High Garden)
3 Bagh-i NurAfshan (now Ram Bagh) 4 ... Lal Bagh Padshahi (Red Imperial
Garden) 15 Second Chahar Bagh Padshahi (Imperial Chahar Bagh) 16 Chahar
Bagh ...
ON THE LEFT BANK 1 Bagh-i Shah Nawaz Khan 2 Buland Bagh (High Garden)
3 Bagh-i NurAfshan (now Ram Bagh) 4 ... Lal Bagh Padshahi (Red Imperial
Garden) 15 Second Chahar Bagh Padshahi (Imperial Chahar Bagh) 16 Chahar
Bagh ...
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30, 48; Anguri Bagh, Agra fort 69; Chahar Bagh Padshahi or Bagh-i HashtBihisht
54-55, 139; Second Chahar Bagh Padshahi 54; Taj Mahal and 60, 103, 105, 137,
(outer subsidiary tombs) 210; tomb of Humayun 86; charbagh see chahar ...
30, 48; Anguri Bagh, Agra fort 69; Chahar Bagh Padshahi or Bagh-i HashtBihisht
54-55, 139; Second Chahar Bagh Padshahi 54; Taj Mahal and 60, 103, 105, 137,
(outer subsidiary tombs) 210; tomb of Humayun 86; charbagh see chahar ...
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Contents
Preface | 6 |
Mughal Agra a riverfront garden city | 23 |
The riverfront garden city | 29 |
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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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