A History of Agriculture in India v2.c68.2

v2.c68.2

IN Kabul Babur found time and leisure to indulge in his favourite hobby of gardening. Eleven gardens are mentioned as made by him, viz. the *Bagh-i-wafa*, *Shahr-ara* (Town-adorning), which contained very fine plane-trees, the *Char-bagh*, the *Bagh-i-jalau-khana*, the *Aurta-bagh* (Middle-garden), the *Saurat-bagh*, the *Bagh-i-mahtab* (Moonlight-garden), the *Bagh-i-ahu-khana* (Garden-of-the-deer-house), and three smaller ones. In these gardens he held his feasts and drink parties.