The Court of the Great Mughuls, (based on Persian Sources) |
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A'in Abbasids Agra Ahmad Akbar Akbarnāma al-Din Alamgir Allahabad allowed ambassador Amir Aurangzeb awarded Babur Bāburnāma Badā'ūnī Bernier bestowed Blochmann Buyids Calcutta Caliph celebrated chatr coins colour coronation courtiers Dara Shikuh decorated Delhi diamonds dress elephant fight Elliot & Dowson Engl favourite festival gifts given gold golden Gulbadan Begam harem Hindu History Humayun hunt Husain Ibid India Islamic Jahan Jahānārā Jahangir jewels jharoka Khan Khana khutba Khwaja king Lahauri Lahore lakh lakh rupees London Manrique Manucci Mirza Mongol Monserrate Mughal Empire Mughul court Mughul Emperors Muḥammad Mulla Muslim Nauruz nobility nobles occasion Ogilby painter palace Peacock Throne pearls Persian Peter Mundy pigeons precious stones presented princes princesses Qawa'id recited reign robe of honour royal ladies royal library rubies rulers rupees Ṣāliḥ Samanids seal Shah Shahjahan Shaikh Shikuh silver Sultan sword symbol of royalty taslim Tavernier Thévenot throne Turkish Tūzuk wazir weighing ceremony