The Memoirs of Jahāngīr (Jahāngīrnāma) 36.4

36.4

A large tray of fruits was brought before me. Among them were the celebrated melons of Karez, Badakhshan, and Kabul. Grapes from the latter place as well as from Samarkand. The sweet pomegranates of Yazd, and the subacid ones of Farrah. Pears from Samarkand and Badakhshan. Apples from Kashmir, Kabul, Jalalabad, and Samarkand were also there. Pine-apples from the seaports of the Europeans were also in the tray. There were some plants of this latter fruit placed in my private gardens at Agra, and after some time they produced several thousands of that fruit. The kaula was also among them, which is smaller than an orange, and full of sweet juice. In the province of Bengal it is produced in abundance. I had no sufficient words to thank Almighty God for the enjoyment of these delicious fruits. My father the late King was exceedingly fond of fruit, especially melons, pomegranates, and grapes; but in his reign, the melons from Karez, which are of the best quality, the pomegranates from Yazd, which are celebrated all over the world, and pears from Samarkand, were never brought to India, and, therefore, when I see and enjoy those luxuries, I regret that my father is not here to share them. * * * When I was Prince, I had promised to give an Altamgha grant of the district of Malda in Bengal to Mir Ziau-d din, a saiyid of Kazwin, and two of his sons. When I ascended the throne, I gave him the name of Mustafa Khan, and in this journey I had the pleasure of fulfilling my promise.