[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Mughals (1526–1857)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal) › [Jahāngīr (1605–1627)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.jahangir) › [Tūzuk-i Jahāngīrī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.jahangir.tuzuk-i-jahangiri) › [The Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri (Rogers, Beveridge)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.jahangir.tuzuk-i-jahangiri~en-rogers-beveridge) › 21.2 # The Memoirs of Jahāngīr (Jahāngīrnāma) 21.2 The Tūzuk-i-Jahāngīrī (Rogers, Beveridge) 21.2 - **Language:** English ### [21.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.jahangir.tuzuk-i-jahangiri~en-rogers-beveridge.21.2.1) On Saturday, the 15th, I honoured Mirza Wali with the mansab of 2,000 and 1,000 horse, and presenting him with a standard and an elephant, appointed him to the Deccan. Shaikh ‘Abdu-l-Haqq Dihlawi, who was a pious and estimable man, had the good fortune to pay his respects to me. He had composed a book containing the biographies of the Shaikhs of India, and produced it to me. He had endured some hardships, and for a long time had lived in Delhi in seclusion, and the practice of reliance on God, and of asceticism. He is a very worthy man, and his company is not without pleasure (for me). Bestowing various kinds of kindnesses on him, I dismissed him. ### [21.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.jahangir.tuzuk-i-jahangiri~en-rogers-beveridge.21.2.2) On Sunday, the 16th, I marched from Delhi, and on Friday, the 21st, halted in the pargana of Kairana. This pargana is the native place of Muqarrab K. Its climate is equable and its soil good. Muqarrab had made buildings and gardens there. As I had often heard praise of his garden, I wished much to see it. On Saturday, the 22nd, I and my ladies were much pleased in going round it. Truly, it is a very fine and enjoyable garden. Within a masonry (pukhta, pucca) wall, flower-beds have been laid out to the extent of 140 bighas. In the middle of the garden he has constructed a pond, in length 220 yards, and in breadth 200 yards. In the middle of the pond is a mah-tab terrace (for use in moonlight) 22 yards square. There is no kind of tree belonging to a warm or cold climate that is not to be found in it. Of fruit-bearing trees belonging to Persia I saw green pistachio-trees, and cypresses of graceful form, such as I have never seen before. I ordered the cypresses to be counted, and they came to 300. All round the pond suitable buildings have been begun and are in progress. On Monday, the 24th, Khanjar K., in whose charge is the Fort of Ahmadnagar, was promoted to the mansab of 2,500 personal and 1,600 horse. On Wednesday, the 26th, the Giver of Bounties gave my son Shah-Jahan a son by the daughter of Asaf Khan. He presented an offering of 1,000 muhars, and begged for a name for him. I gave him the name of Umid-bakhsh (bestower of hope). ### [21.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.jahangir.tuzuk-i-jahangiri~en-rogers-beveridge.21.2.3) I hope his advent may be auspicious to this State. On Thursday, the 27th, I halted. In these few days I was delighted with hawking the jarz (bustard or florican) and tugh-dari (also a kind of bustard). I ordered the jarz-i-bur (the red bustard?) to be weighed. It came to 2¼ Jahangiri sirs, and the variegated (ablaq) one to 2½ sirs. The large tugh-dari was ½ sir heavier than the jarz-i-bur. On Thursday, the 5th of the Divine month of Day, I left the boat at Akbarpur, and the victorious army then marched by land. From Agra to this halting-place, which is situated within two koss of the pargana of Buriya, is by river 123 koss or 91 koss by road. I did it in 34 marches and 17 halts. In addition to this I delayed a week in leaving the city, and 12 days in sporting in Palam : altogether (I took) 70 days. On this day Jahangir Quli K. came from Bihar, and had the good fortune to pay his respects. He presented 100 muhars and Rs. 100. From the last Thursday to Wednesday, the 11th, I marched every day. On Thursday, the 12th, I was pleased with going round to see the garden of Sirhind. It is one of the old gardens, and has old trees in it. It has not the freshness it formerly had, but it is still valuable. Khwaja Waisi, who is well acquainted with agriculture and buildings, was appointed the karori of Sirhind for the purpose of keeping the garden in order. I had sent him off from Agra before I marched from the capital, and he had put it somewhat in order. ### [21.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.jahangir.tuzuk-i-jahangiri~en-rogers-beveridge.21.2.4) I strictly enjoined him again that he should remove all the old trees that had no freshness in them, and put in fresh plants, to clean up the 'irqbandi (it is 'iraq-bandi in the text. The word does not occur in the B.M. MS. but is in the I.O. MS.), and repair the old buildings, and erect other buildings in the shape of baths, etc., in fitting places. On this date Dust Beg, who was one of the auxiliaries of 'Abdu-llah K., was promoted to the mansab of 700 personal and 50 horse, Muzaffar Husain, s. Wazir K., to that of 600 personal and 300 horse. Shaikh Qasim was sent to duty in the Deccan. On Thursday, the 19th, at the request of my auspicious son Shah-Jahan, I went to his house. On account of the birth of the son that God Almighty had bestowed on him a grand entertainment was given, and he presented offerings. Among these was a short, broad sword (shamshir-i-nimcha), which was of Venetian workmanship. The hilt and fastenings were made of a sapphire cut in Europe: in short, it had been beautifully made. Another offering was an elephant which the Raja of Baglana had presented to my son in Burhanpur. As that elephant was handsome and well-behaved, it was ordered to be included among the private elephants. The value of the offerings that were accepted was Rs. 130,000, and he offered about Rs. 4,000 to his mothers and benefactors. ### [21.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.jahangir.tuzuk-i-jahangiri~en-rogers-beveridge.21.2.5) On this day Sayyid Bayazid Bukhari, faujdar of Bhakkar, sent as an offering a rang (ibex), which he had brought from the hills when it was small and brought up in his house. It pleased me greatly. Of mar-khur and hill sheep I have seen many brought up in the house, but I never saw a rang (tame). I ordered them to keep it with the Barbary goats, in order that they might pair and produce young ones. Without doubt, it is not allied to the mar-khur or the quchqar. Sayyid Bayazid was raised to the mansab of 1,000 personal and 700 horse. On Monday, the 23rd, having honoured Muqim K. with a robe of honour, a horse, an elephant, and jewelled Miafwa, I appointed him to Bihar. On Sunday, the 29th, a feast was prepared for my auspicious son Shah-Jahan on the bank of the Biya (Beas), and on the same day Raja Bikramajit, who was employed in the siege of Kangra, came to Court, by order, to represent certain requirements, and had the good fortune to kiss the threshold. On Monday, the 30th, my son Shah-Jahan took ten days’ leave, and hastened to Lahore in order to see the palace buildings lately erected. Raja Bikramajit was presented with a special dagger, a robe of honour, and a horse, and returned to duty on the siege of Kangra. On Wednesday, the 2nd of the Divine month of Bahman, the garden of Kalanaur was honoured by my halting there. At this place my father had ascended the throne. ### [21.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.jahangir.tuzuk-i-jahangiri~en-rogers-beveridge.21.2.6) When the news of the speedy arrival of Khan ‘Alam reached the Court, every day I sent one of my servants to meet him. I loaded him with all kinds of favours and kindnesses, and added to his rank and dignity, and I decked the headings of the farmans sent to him with an impromptu hemistich or couplet suitable to the occasion, and so filled him with favours. Once I sent him some Jahangiri (otto of roses), and this opening verse came on my tongue : Verse. “To thee I've sent the scent of myself, That I may bring thee the more quickly to myself.” On Thursday, the 3rd (Bahman), at the garden of Kalanaur, Khan ‘Alam was honoured by kissing the threshold. By way of nazar he brought 100 muhars and Rs. 1,000, and (stated that he) would present his offerings in due course. Zambil Beg, the ambassador of my brother Shah ‘Abbas, was following him with the royal letter and the rarities of that country (Persia), which he had sent as presents. Of the favours and kindness conferred by my brother on Khan ‘Alam, if I were to write of them in detail, I should be accused of exaggeration. In conversation he always gave him the title of Khan ‘Alam, and never had him out of his presence. If he ever voluntarily stayed in his own quarter, he (‘Abbas) would go there without ceremony, and show him more and more favour. One day there was a qamurgha hunt at Farrukhabad, and he ordered Khan ‘Alam to shoot with a bow. Out of good manners he brought a bow with two arrows (only). ### [21.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.jahangir.tuzuk-i-jahangiri~en-rogers-beveridge.21.2.7) The Shah gave him 50 other arrows from his own quiver. It happened that 50 of these arrows struck the game, and two arrows missed. Then he ordered some of his attendants who had the entree at feasts and assemblies to shoot with arrows. Most shot well. Among them Muhammad Yusuf (qarawul), shot an arrow which went through two boars, and those who were standing by broke out without control into applause. At the time Khan ‘Alam took his leave, he seized him in the embrace of honour, and showed him great affection. After he had left the city, he went to his halting-place, and made many apologies and bade him farewell. As for the beautiful and costly things that the Khan ‘Alam brought, it was indeed the assistance of his destiny that gave such rare things into his hand. Among them was the picture of the fight of Sahib Qiran (Timur) with Tuqtamish K., and the likenesses of him and his glorious children and the great Amirs who had the good fortune to be with him in that fight, and near each figure was written whose portrait it was. In this picture there were 240 figures. The painter had written his name as Khalil Mirza Shahrukhi (in the MS. it is Savaj and not Shahrukhi). The work was very complete and grand, and resembled greatly the paint-brush of Ustad Bihzad. If the name of the painter had not been written, the work would have been believed to be his. ### [21.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.jahangir.tuzuk-i-jahangiri~en-rogers-beveridge.21.2.8) As it was executed before Bihzad’s date it is probable that the latter was one of Khalil Mirza’s pupils, and had adopted his style. This precious relic had been obtained from the illustrious library of Shah Isma‘il (the 1st), or had come to my brother Shah ‘Abbas from Shah Tahmasp. A person of the name of Sadiqi, a librarian of his, had stolen it, and sold it to someone. By chance (the painting) fell into the hands of Khan ‘Alam at Isfahan. The Shah heard that he had found such a rare prize, and asked it of him on the pretence of looking at it. Khan ‘Alam tried to evade this by artful stratagems, but when he repeatedly insisted on it, he sent it to him. The Shah recognized it immediately he saw it. He kept it by him for a day, but at last, as he knew how great was our liking for such rarities, he — God be praised — made no request whatever for it, but told the facts of the case (about its being stolen) to Khan ‘Alam, and made the picture over to him. --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.jahangir.tuzuk-i-jahangiri~en-rogers-beveridge.21.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.jahangir.tuzuk-i-jahangiri~en-rogers-beveridge.21.2) · Pramāṇa