More cats, this time on the latticed enclosure of Mughal princess Jahanara
's grave, right next the dargah(shrine) of the saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia (d. 1325 A.D.)
The inscription on the tomb reads as follows:
's grave, right next the dargah(shrine) of the saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia (d. 1325 A.D.)
The inscription on the tomb reads as follows:
He is the Living, the Sustaining.
Let no one cover my grave except with greenery,
for this very grass suffices as a tomb cover for the poor.
The annihilated fakir Lady Jahanara,
Disciple of the lords of Chisht,
Daughter of Shah Jahan the Warrior
(may God illuminate his proof).
Interestingly there's a novel on Jahanara by John Shors
-The Life of a Mogul Princess Jahanara Begum: Daughter of Shahjahan
Unfortunately I haven't yet read it, so I cannot comment on it.
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