The Memoirs of Jahāngīr (Jahāngīrnāma) 32: ADDENDUM
The Tūzuk-i-Jahāngīrī (Rogers, Beveridge) 32
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Mr. Berthold Laufer’s paper on ‘‘Walrus and Narwhal Ivory,” reprinted at Leyden, 1913, from the Toung Pao, throws light on Jahangir’s remarks about fish-tooth dagger-hilts. It now seems certain that they were made of the canine tooth of the walrus, or the horn of the narwhal. Possibly one reason why Jahangir attached so much value to the fish-teeth was because they were supposed to be an antidote to poison. He was fond of such things, and one day, when he was heir-apparent, Father Jerome Xavier found him engaged at Fathpur in extracting copper from peacocks’ tails, on account of its supposed antitoxine properties. It is stated in Mr. Laufer’s paper, pp. 13 and 15, that walrus-teeth were supposed to be also useful in reducing swellings. As they were often made into knife-handles, it is not improbable that the knife which a Rajah of Cochin appears to have sent to Akbar in 1569 (Akbar-nama, i. 342) was, wholly or in part, made of walrus ivory. The Rajah said that whenever it was applied to a swelling it reduced it, and Akbar told Abu-l-Fazl that over 200 persons had benefited by touching it. In the British Museum there is a fascinating set of chessmen made of walrus or narwhal ivory. They were discovered in the island of Lewis in 1831, but are supposed to be as old as the twelfth century. Abu Sa‘id promoted, 220 Abu-s-Salih does homage, 11; styled Rizawi K., 15, 296 Achbal fountain, 237 Achhi, drink used in Pakli, 126 Adhar, or Ashar, waterfall in Kashmir, 238 ‘Adil K.
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Bijapuri, J.’s portrait sent to, 36, 37, 288, 290, 296, 297 Afzal K., Shah Jahan’s Diwan, brings report of victory, 206, 208; refused an audience, 238; given dress of honour, 239; his son killed, 289, 290; visits ‘Ambar Abyssinian and ‘Adil Bijapuri, 290 Agra, plague at, 65 Ahmadabad, unhealthy, 6, 10; J.’s nickname for, 13; heavy rains at, 21, 33; bad climate, 35 Ahmad Beg of Kabul, gov. Kashmir, 5; death, 16 Ahmad Beg, nephew Ibrahim Fath Jang, made gov. Orissa, 210, 298 Ahmad Shaikh of Sirhind, impostor, 91, 93; pardoned, 161; gets present, 276 Ahmad Sultan’s son killed, 267 Ahmadnagar, accident at siege of, 163 Ahsanu-llah, s. Abu-l-Hasan, promoted, 294 ‘Aisbabad garden, 153 Ajmir, J.’s illness at, and Islam K.’s devotion, 102-103 Akbar, emperor, largest elephant Durjan Sal, 18; tells story of adventure with elephant, 41; vows not to hunt with leopards on Fridays, 46; took Ranthambur, 58; orders that Salim should not be taught any recitation, 70; recognizes him as his successor, 71; his Fathpur mosque described, 71; his anniversary, 90; tomb visited by J. and Begams, 101, 110, 111, 125; ordered translation Rajatarang, 140; built Srinagar Fort, 150; used to sit in garden there, 150, 155, 194; promotes Nahir K., 268 Akbarnagar (Rajmahal), Shah Jahan at, 299 Akbar-nama, 155 Akbarpur, 112, 123, 193 Akbarquli Gakkar, s. Jalal K., 161; given elephant, 230 Album (Jung), 92; Alf. K. Qiyam-Khani made gov. Kangra, 282 ‘Ali Akbar, surgeon, 77 ‘Ali Muh., s.
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‘Ali Ray, of Tibet, 288 ‘Ali Quli Barman promoted, 10, 245 Aligarh, J. hunts wolves in, 270 Alkah (?), Cap. Kishtwar, 135 Allah-dad, s. Jalala Tariki, rebels, 85; repents, 120; pardoned, 153; sent Deccan, 215; does homage, 245 Alms to the poor, 198 Amanabad village, 65, 70, 73, 83 Amanat K., superintendent branding, 82; promoted, 164 Amanu-llah, s. Mahabat, promoted, 44, 87, 94, 99, 231, 239; styled Khan-zad K., 257; promoted, 275 Amar Singh, Rana, his death, 123; his son Bhim, 162 ‘Ambar, Malik, Abyssinian, misconduct of, 155-156; defeated, 207-208, 290, 296 Amiri, old servant of ‘Abdu-llah K. Uzbeg, 30, 31 Amru-llah, s. Khan-khanan, sent Gondwana, 21 Andha Nag (Blind Fountain), 174 Anira’i Singh-dalan gets present, 2; promoted, 81; Ahmad Shaikh made over to, 93; appointed Bangash, 155 Antelopes, 42, 43, 70, 109; 1,500 caught, 83, 84 Anwari’s verses, 95, 222 Apples from Bangash, 101; of Kashmir, 146 Apricots 161 Aqa Aqayan, old female servant, account of, 110-111 Aqa Beg, Persian envoy, 195 Aqa Riza’i, painter, 20 ‘Aqidat K. Bakhshi, title of Kiwaja Ibrahim, 63, 232, 282, 295 ‘Aqil K., 4; promoted, 94 Archers made horsemen, 237 and note ‘Arif, s. Zahid, executed, 297 Armenians, 194 Asaf K. III. (of Blochmann) — that is, Ja‘far — story told by his daughter’s wife, ‘Abdu-llah, s. ‘Azizkoka, about mouse and plague, 66, 67 Asaf K. IV., brother Nur-Jahan, orig. name ‘Abu-l-Hasan, styled by Shah-Jahan Yaminu d-daulah, promoted, 1, 24; gets early copy Jahangir-na- ma, 37;
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procures camel’s milk for J., 46; entertains J., 81; J. visits him at Agra, taking ladies with him, 81, 90, 100, 131; investigates forgery case, 158, 168; gov. Gujarat, 175; J. and his ladies visit him, 200; promoted, 230; sent to Agra to bring treasure, 245, 247, 250, 254, 262; gov. Bengal, 282 Asalat K., s. Khan Jahan, pro- moted, 245, 259; sent to assist Dawar-Bakhsh, 269; comes from Gujarat, 282; given a horse and dress, 295 Asir Fort, 277, 278 Ass, wild, 201 Aurangzib, birth of at Dohad, 47, 50 Avenue from Agra to Attock and to Bengal, 100 ‘Azudu-d-daula, or Jamalu-d-din Husain Inju, author, presented offerings and made tutor to Shah Shuja‘, 82, 90; pensioned, 200; presents dictionary, 257 ‘Aziz Koka, Akbar’s foster- brother. See Khan A‘zam.