A Teardrop on the Cheek of Time: The Story of the Taj Mahal (47 page)

‘great … treasure’
: P. Mundy, op. cit., vol. 2, p. 164.

‘the greatest … world’
: N. Manucci, S
toria do Mogor
, vol. 2, p. 73.

‘with no respect … person’
: N. Manucci, op. cit., vol. 2, p. 328.

‘the tongue … stories’
: ibid., p. 74.

‘hanging … blind man’
: F. Bernier, op. cit., p. 267.

‘in one … survive’
: J.-B. Tavernier,
Travels in India
, vol. 1, p. 313.

‘she erects … before’
: F. Pelsaert,
Jahangir’s India
, p. 50.

‘he … abroad’
: Inayat Khan, op. cit., p. 71.

4: The Warrior Prince

Where no source is given, quotes come from Jahangir’s memoirs (the translations in
IT
, ED (vol. 6), A. Rogers and W. M. Thackston).

‘when … resounds’
: N. Manucci, op. cit., vol. 2, p. 320.

‘in a … firmament’
: Sir T. Roe, op. cit., p. 282.

English ambassador … Kandahar
: all quotes in these five paragraphs are from Sir T. Roe, op. cit., pp. 119, 172, 177, 282, 283, 285 and 324, with the exception of ‘
ambulans respublica
’, which is quoted in B. Gascoigne, op. cit., p. 154.

‘in these … onsets’
: Edward Terry’s account reproduced in
Early Travels in India
, ed. W. Foster, p. 315.

‘in … triumph … having … weeks’
: Sir T. Roe, op. cit., pp 385–6.

‘due … expediency … content … only’
: Lahori,
IT
, p. 22.

‘as the … himself ’
: Inayat Khan,
The Shah Jahan Nama
, p. 8.

‘They … arms’
: J. de Laet, op. cit., p. 81.

‘prevented … Bacchus’
: Sir T. Roe, op. cit., p. 325.

‘thrust … by others’
: W. Hawkins’ account reproduced in
Early Travels in India
, ed. W. Foster, p. 116.

‘many … [drug taker]’
: P. Mundy, op. cit., vol. 2, p. 247.

‘chafing … child’
: F. Pelsaert, op. cit., p. 53.

‘governs him … pleasure’
: Sir T. Roe, op. cit., p. 270.

‘Easy … voluptuous’
: Ferishta, op. cit., vol. 3, p. 32.

‘her … Queen’
: F. Pelsaert, op. cit., p. 50.

‘utterly … miseries’
: Thomas Coryat’s account reproduced in
Early Travels in India
, ed. W. Foster, p. 277.

‘the most … princes’
:
Intikhab-i Jahangir-Shahi
, ED, vol. 6, p. 450.

‘feeble … character’
: quoted E. B. Findly, op. cit., p. 49.

‘a noble … favourite’
: Sir T. Roe, op. cit., p. 325.

5: Emperor in Waiting

Where no source is given, quotes come from the Memoirs of Jahangir (the translations in ED (vol. 6), A. Rogers and W. M. Thackston).

‘the author … plan … on … hunting … So … nothing’
: S. Manrique,
Travels
, p. 301.

‘her … scream’
: Van den Broecke,
A Contemporary Dutch Chronicle
, p. 54.

‘Khusrau … non-existence’
: Inayat Khan, op. cit., p. 10.

‘laying … blood’
: Ferishta, op. cit., p. 56.

‘enquiring … some one’
: J. de Laet, op. cit., p. 199.

‘shifted … world’
: Inayat Khan, op. cit., p. 10.

‘whose … time … the fire … years’
: Inayat Khan, op. cit., pp. 10–11.

‘the King … age’
: E. Terry’s account reproduced in
Early Travels in India
, ed. W. Foster, p. 329.

‘was … illness’
: Muhammad Hadi,
Tatimma-i Wakiat-i Jahangiri
, ED, vol. 6, p. 396.

In the circumstances … Jahan
: all quotes in these three paragraphs are from Muhammad Hadi,
Tatimma-i Wakiat-i Jahangiri
, ED, vol. 6, pp. 396–7.

6: Chosen One of the Palace

Where no source is given, quotes come from Jahangir’s memoirs, continued by his personal scribe Mutamid Khan or from the latter’s history of Jahangir’s reign, the
Iqbal-nama-i-Jahangiri
. We have used the translations in ED (vol. 6) and W. M. Thackston.

‘They … cremation’
: N. Manucci, op. cit., p. 411.

‘the young … Nur Mahal’
: Shah Jahan’s official chronicler Lahori, translated in ED, vol. 7, p. 6.

‘there is … chance’
: Van den Broecke, op. cit., p. 90.

‘Self-preservation … abhorred’
: Ferishta, op. cit., p. 103.

‘to carry … country … in … black’
: P. Mundy, op. cit., vol. 2, p. 213.

‘with … went … the fictitious defunct’
: N. Manucci, op. cit., p. 174.

‘raised … army’
: J.-B. Tavernier, op. cit., vol. 1, p. 271.

‘scattering … right’
: Muhammad Hadi’s appendix,
Jahangirnama
(Memoirs of Jahangir), translated and edited by W. M. Thackston, p. 460.

‘the high … before’
: P. Pal
et al
., op. cit., p. 28.

‘Her Majesty … separation’
: Inayat Khan, op. cit., p. 21.

‘much … wife’
: Ferishta, op. cit., p. 104.

‘an … sky …while …world … the turbaned … dancers … owing … heaven … to … beyond’
: Inayat Khan, op. cit., p. 23.

‘As … insecure’
: J. de Laet, op. cit., p. 246.

7: The Peacock Throne

‘during … days’
:
Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri
, (Memoirs of Jahangir), translated by A. Rogers and edited by H. Beveridge, vol. 1, p. 9.

‘companion … travels … source … home’
: Kalim,
IT
, p. 34.

‘sky-touching’
: Lahori,
IT
, p. 137.

‘sensible … person’
: Ferishta, op. cit., p. 105.

‘by the … of all’
: Inayat Khan, op. cit., p. 21.

‘spreading … head … presenting … trappings’
:
Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri
(Memoirs of Jahangir), translated by A. Rogers and edited by H. Beveridge, vol. 1, p. 26.

‘the pompous … Shah Jahan’
: Ferishta, op. cit., p. 103.

‘The outside … of fine water’
: Lahori,
IT
, pp. 45–6.

‘with elevated … thereabouts’
: J.-B. Tavernier, op. cit., vol. 1, p. 304.

Festivals … Iraq’
: the information and quotes in this paragraph come from P. A. Andrews’s article ‘The Generous Heart or The Mass of Clouds: The Court Tents of Shah Jahan’, in
Muqarnas
, vol. 4, pp. 149–65.

Augustinian friar … avarice’
: the quotes in this paragraph are from S. Manrique, op. cit., pp. 201, 202 & 204.

‘Good … Bold’
: N. Manucci, op. cit., pp. 338–9.

‘each … down … The riders … trunks … formal … death’
: F. Bernier, op. cit., pp. 276–7.

‘while … sky … The object … luminaries … the harassed … desires … furious … elephants’
: Lahori’s account appended to Inayat Khan, op. cit., p. 567.

‘like a wall’
: quoted M. A. Ansari,
Social Life of the Mughal Emperors
, p. 97.

‘broken-hearted … persons’
: Lahori’s account appended to Inayat Khan, op. cit., p. 571.

‘eloquent secretaries’
: ibid., p. 570.

‘sent … Mumtaz al-Zamani’
: Lahori,
IT
, p. 9.

‘to adhere … wasted’
: ibid., p. 179.

By
…
God
: S. A. I. Tirmizi,
Mughal Documents
, p. 32.

‘so subject … wife’
:
Intikhab-i Jahangir-Shahi
, ED, vol. 6, p. 452.

‘Nur … him’
: ibid.

No dust
…
to him
: Kalim,
Padshah Nama
,
IT
, p. 34.

‘the fortunate … confidants’
: Lahori’s account appended to Inayat Khan, op. cit., p. 571.

‘so … middle’
: quoted M. Jaffrey,
A Taste of India
, p. 24.

‘when … good … unbelievably … taste’
:
Baburnama
, translated W. M. Thackston, pp. 344–5.

‘found … Agra’
:
Jahangirnama
(Memoirs of Jahangir), translated and edited by W. M. Thackston, p. 24.

‘the molten snow’
: R. Nath,
Private Life of the Mughals of India
, p. 70.

‘Even … poor … owing … etiquette … beautiful songs … stirring melodies’
: Lahori’s account appended to Inayat Khan, op. cit., p. 572.

‘into a flat … rolled on’
: quoted H. Mukhia,
The Mughals of India
, p. 148.

‘very rich … times’
: N. Manucci, op. cit., vol. 2, p. 317.

‘[the ruler] … expense’
: John Ovington’s account,
India in the Seventeenth Century
, ed. J. P. Guha, p. 83.

8: ‘Build for Me a Mausoleum’

A Moghul … behind
: all quotes in these two paragraphs are from P. Mundy, op. cit., pp. 193–4.

‘If the treasury … security too’
: quoted J. Gommans,
Mughal Warfare
, p. 105.

‘richer … rest’
: P. Mundy, op. cit., vol. 2, p. 193.

‘by far … trappings … field … attendance’
: F. Bernier, op. cit., p. 370.

The progress … bronze’
: the quotes in this paragraph are from N. Manucci, op. cit., vol. 2, pp. 64–5.

‘a certain … see’
: P. Mundy, op. cit., vol. 2, p. 191.

‘covered … tassels’
: F. Bernier, op. cit., pp. 371–2.

Eunuchs … gaze’
: all quotes in this paragraph are from F. Bernier, op. cit., pp. 372–3.

‘Though … prevalent’
: quoted J. Gommans, op. cit., p. 110.

‘is … tents’
: F. Bernier, op. cit., p. 361.

Although … miss’
: the quotes in this paragraph come from F. Pelsaert, op. cit., p. 51.

‘discord … enterprise’
: A. Eraly, op. cit., p. 317.

‘The fortresses … determined’
: Ferishta, op. cit., p. 127.

‘desperate … feeding … a woeful spectacle … dying … great numbers’
: letters from English merchants named Rastell and Bickford, quoted P. Mundy, op. cit., vol. 2, p. 341.

‘to … again’
: P. Mundy, op. cit., vol. 2, p. 42.

Shah Jahan … throne’
: the quotes in this paragraph come from Lahori, ED, vol. 7, pp. 24–5.

‘Today … separation … a beautiful … imagined’
: disputed nineteenth-century Persian manuscript given in R. Nath,
The Taj Mahal and Its Incarnation (Original Persian Data)
, pp. 5–6.

‘Build … earth’
: another disputed nineteenth-century manuscript, ibid., p. 6.

Shah Jahan’s … God’
: all quotes in this paragraph are from the account of Shah Jahan’s chronicler Salih,
IT
, p. 25.

Mumtaz Mahal died on 17 Zil-Qada 1040 in the Muslim calendar.

9: ‘Dust of Anguish’

Mumtaz’s sudden … seclusion’
: with the exception of ‘light … nightchamber’, which is Lahori,
IT
, p. 22, all quotes in these two paragraphs are Qazwini,
IT
, pp. 11–14.

‘night-illuminating … clothes’
: Lahori,
IT
, p. 20.

‘white … dawn’
: Qazwini,
IT
, p. 12.

running
…
mourning
: Kalim quoted H. Mukhia, op. cit., p. 149.

‘all the … kingdom’
: Qazwini,
IT
, p. 12.

‘all … music’
: Lahori, IT, p. 20.

‘there … distress’
: Qazwini,
IT
, p. 13.

‘from … spectacles’
: Inayat Khan, op. cit., p. 70.

‘his … event’
: Qazwini,
IT
, p. 13.

‘poured … tears’
: Salih,
IT
, p. 26.

‘from … her’
: Inayat Khan, op. cit., p. 74.

The world
…
faces
: Qudsi,
IT
, p. 46.