Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar
Topic: The Mughal Empire: Babur to Aurangzeb · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
Shalimar Bagh is a Mughal garden in Srinagar, Kashmir, on the edge of Dal Lake. Jahangir laid it out in 1619. It is built in terraces, which are flat levels stepping down a slope. A water channel with fountains and small waterfalls runs through the middle. It shows the Mughal love of formal gardens and of Kashmir's natural beauty.
Example
Shalimar Bagh is one of the Mughal gardens of Kashmir, along with the Nishat Bagh and the Chashma Shahi. Water flows from the hillside down through Shalimar's terraces towards Dal Lake.
Don't confuse with
- Shalimar Bagh, Lahore: a different Mughal garden, built in Lahore under Shah Jahan. The Srinagar garden is Jahangir's.
Related concepts
- Jahangir
- Nur Jahan
- Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri
- Chain of justice
- Itimad-ud-Daulah's tomb
- Akbar's tomb, Sikandra
- Mughal miniature painting
- Ustad Mansur
- Muraqqa
- Shah Jahan