The Memoirs of Jahāngīr (Jahāngīrnāma) 12.2.1
Dwázda-Sála-i Jahángírí; Wáki’át Jahángírí, of the Emperor Jahángír (Elliot & Dowson, extracts) 12.2.1
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12.2.1
He left three sons, viz. Adam Khan, Haji Khan, and Bahram Khan. They quarrelled among themselves, and at last lost the dominions of their father. The sovereignty of Kashmir fell into the hands of a class called Chaks, who were formerly but common soldiers. Three rulers of this tribe constructed three buildings on the remaining three faces of the foundation which was laid by Zainu-l ’Abidin in the lake of Ulur, but none of them is so substantial as the first one built by that King. Kashmir is a delightful country in the seasons of autumn and spring. I visited it in the former season, and found it even more charming than I had anticipated. I never was there in spring, but I hope some time or other to be there during that season.