A History of Agriculture in India v2.c83.s1.12

v2.c83.s1.12

Mughal emperors from Akbar to Farrukhsiyar (1605-1719) did not smoke. There is no portrait in which they are seen smoking. On the other hand there is a portrait of Muhammed Shah (1719-1748) in which he is shown smoking a hookah (Fig. 58). Even among ladies, both Mughal and Rajput, smoking became a popular pastime in the middle of the eighteenth century. In miniature paintings, Rajput ladies of the Punjab Hill States are depicted smoking hookah (Fig. 59).