. Storia pittorica di Cina e India; comprendente una descrizione di quei paesi e i loro abitanti. r, celebrato in Moores Lalla Rookh, erano con-structed dall'imperatore Shah Jehan, a cui nessun principe era sempre morefond di lusso e piaceri. Ogni estate ha passato alcuni mesi in thelovely vale del cashmere, dove, con musica, balli, banchetto e excursionsby terra e acqua ha ingannato il tempo in una costante successione di variedenjoyments. Una delle più splendide opere di Shah Jehan w-come il Taj Mahal, thetomb del suo favorito sultana, a Agra. Si erge su una terrazza in pietra, sullato ba

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. Pictorial history of China and India; comprising a description of those countries and their inhabitants. r, celebrated in Moores Lalla Rookh, were con-structed by the emperor Shah Jehan, than whom no prince was ever morefond of luxurious pleasures. Every summer he passed some months in thelovely vale of Cashmere, where, with music, dancing, feasting, and excursionsby land and water, he beguiled the time in a constant succession of variedenjoyments. One of the most splendid works of Shah Jehan w-as the Taj Mahal, thetomb of his favorite sultana, at Agra. It stands on a stone terrace, onthe banks of the Jumna, and is surrounded by extensive gardens. It isbuilt entirely of white marble, and has a large cupola and four elegant min-arets. The tomb itself is in the centre of a circular hall, under the dome, and is formed also of white marble, enclosed with an open screen of mosaic, which is wrought into wreaths of flowers of exquisite workmanship, andformed of agates, jaspers, lapiz lazuli, and various colored marbles. Thiselegant memorial of the dead is kept in repair by the British government.. Source of the Jnmna. 442 INDIA, HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE. When Shah Jehan had made himself master of so large a portion of theDeccan, he introduced there the same system of assessing the lands, andcollecting the revenues, that had been established by Akber, throughoutnorthern Hindostan, where its good effects had been sensibly felt by theagricultural population. The peace of the Deccan was not of long continuance. It was first dis-turbed by the king of Golconda, Abdullah Shah, who had for some yearspaid his tribute regularly, till, in consequence of a quarrel with his vizier, apopular minister named Mir Jumla, he became involved in a new war withthe emperor. The misunderstanding between the king and Mir Jumlaarose from some offence given by Amin, the viziers son, to the monarch, who carried his resentment so far as to dismiss the father from his office.Mir Jumla considering hims

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• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1850
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