History of Mughal Architecture Vol. III: Jehangir,1605-1627 A.D.

The Transitional Phase of Colour and Design, Jehangir, 1605-1627Pp. 654, Halftone Plates 315, Line illustrations 93, Colour 48This volume of series 'History of Mughal Architecture' studies such aspects of the Architecture of Jehangir's age (1605-27) as Public Works, Garden and Garden Pavilions, Palatial Mansions and Shikargahs and Tombs. It covers 43 Monuments, extending from Kabul to Allahabad, and Kashmir to Burhanpur.Chapters:1. Personality of Jehangir - His interests, Engagements and Pastimes -Harem, Nur Jehan and Anarkali, Shikar, Mina Bazar, Religious views, Circumcision, Mansabdari, Coinage2. Public Works (Roads and Sarais) - Battis Khambha, Arab Sarai, NurMahal, Caravan Sarai Lahore, Guru-ka-tal, Barahpula, Salimgarh, Nurabad Bridge3. Garden and Garden Pavilions - Tomb Gardens, Palace Gardens, PlainGardens, Agra, Lahore, Burhanpur, Ahmedabad, Kairana, Sirhind, Kabuland Kashmir4. Palatial Mansions and Shikargahs (Hunting Lodges)- Palace in AgraFort, Ajmer, Badshahi Mahal Pushkar, Lahore Fort, Allahabad Fort, Mandu Fort, Kashmir, Bairath, Rupbas5. Picture Wall of the Lahore Fort (1612-19) - Scale, Chronology, Scheme, Subjects, Inspiration from Painting, Aesthetic Appraisal6. Tombs - Domeless- Tomb of Shah Begum, Tomb of Akbar, Mariam-uz-Zamani, Itibar Khan, Itimad-ud-Daulah, Aziz Koka, Jehangir'sTomb, Tomb of Nur Jehan; Domed Tombs - Khusrau Bagh, AbdurRahim Khan-i-Khanan etc7. Epilogue: An Estimate of the Architectural Style of Jehangir's A