Intikhab-i Jahangir-Shahi 1.5

1.5

It was ordered on Mondays, that a party of young nobles and the army should practise archery, and some of the nobles were ordered to play at chaugán; and the offerings presented on that day, which were beyond calculation, were bestowed upon Hafiz Nád-i ’Ali. On Tuesdays, leopards hunted deer, and dogs chased foxes and rabbits. Those rabbits and foxes which were not caught during the hunt were carried off, and set free in the jungle. The elephants and other animals were also allowed to fight on this day, on which also criminals were executed. Wednesdays were very disagreeable to His Majesty. It happened that the Emperor Akbar died on this day, and the daughter of Shah Jahan, whom Jahangir had himself brought up, and loved more than his own life, expired in Ajmir on a Wednesday. Hence it was that His Majesty had called it Kam-shamba. Those against whom the King was incensed were sent on this day to prison, or ordered to be scourged. On all the days of the week His Majesty never ceased to disregard the pursuit of his own gratification. From noon till midnight the Emperor was chiefly occupied in granting the prayers of his subjects.