Agra under Jahangir's Rule

Essays

The Famous Mughalai Cuisine in Jahangir's Regime was a Feast of Exploitation: Concluding Episode

The Famous Mughalai Cuisine in Jahangir's Regime was a Feast of Exploitation: Concluding Episode

In the final episode of this series, we get an eyewitness account of the kind of houses Jahangir's nobles built, the typical menu of the food they ate and the pathetic condition of their concubines.

The Loathsome Sleaze of Jahangir's Nobles: Mahals as Dens of Lust

The Loathsome Sleaze of Jahangir's Nobles: Mahals as Dens of Lust

A vivid description of the life and lifestyle of Jahangir's Nobles and Aristocrats including a sleazy picture of what went on in their Mahals

Jahangir's Kingdom was the Dwelling-place of Bitter Woe

Jahangir's Kingdom was the Dwelling-place of Bitter Woe

A vivid and heart-rending description of the wretched life of the common people in Jahangir's kingdom. Extortion, unpaid, labour, and rampant exploitation were the characteristic traits of his regime.

In Jahangir's Regime, Avarice Dominated Manly Honour: Corrupt Kazis, Debauched Governors

In Jahangir's Regime, Avarice Dominated Manly Honour: Corrupt Kazis, Debauched Governors

In this episode covering Jahangir's appalling regime, Pelsaert gives vivid details of the shocking manner in which ordinary citizens were pushed to starvation, and how the entire administration was filled with corrupt Kazis and pleasure-loving governors.

No Hindu Could Venture into the Streets during Muharram in Jahangir's Agra!

No Hindu Could Venture into the Streets during Muharram in Jahangir's Agra!

Pelsaert paints a vivid and graphic description of how the chief Muslim festivals, Id and Muharram were celebrated in Agra.