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gH. Wate a bnef essay on the Shalimar Bagh in Ssrin Ansi- aqat. provide avi stectiral plans , etc. 4 alimae Bagh is a Myghal Garden im Gainagae , jaromu and ae fl tas Lioked throygh a chaonel 46 the nowth -east of pal--take. TE also fn2@P as ghalimay Gardens, Farab Baksh, ond Faiz Baksh. The other famous shoreline garden in the vicinity ig wishat Bagh, * The Bagh was built by pryghal Emperor vJahongie , for his wife Nur Jahan, in [ela “The Bagh 15 censideed the Bp point ob Mughal horticulture. st Is noe a pablic park and also -referred fo as the “ Crocon of Svinagae” nihile the yvecent history and development of Mughal types of gardens Is credited t0 Cinperor gubangie , the ancient history of the garden an be traced on # and centuyy oben it was bait ducing the ion of Pravarsena: Pravavsena Founded “the of snnqqat and riled io kashmir from 79 AD te 139 AD. He had built a co: je. fer his Stay at the northeastern asvnee of the Da} Lake an had named it Shalimae- the word of shalimar in sangkelt means ‘abode of Love’. ~The king , 0n this visits toa loca} saint by the name of Saukarma swanv at Harwan- used - atop at this cottage. Ovee the years , the wttage fells inte ruins and latez could not be located. However, the name of the place nemained as shakimae =i Is here that Emperor Jahangia built hus celebrated ahalimaa Bagh, his dream project 4 please his queen. He enlarged the ancient garden in lela Inte a royal garden and calied it © Fatah Baksh’ (the delightful’). He built it for his wife Nur -Jahan (‘light of the world’). Tt doen become a pleasure place for the Sikh Governors of the province ‘Duting the wule cf roharaja Ranjit Sigh. the marble pavilion cdas the Yuest house. fir (ee Visitors: Elechtfeafon of the premises was dore ete Mahasaja Han Singhs wwe: Thus, (Ner the years, the garden was extended and improved by many wulers and called by different names, but the most populag, pame *shalimas Bagh” continuoues a the clay Oueing the mughal period . io parteulas , Emperor Jahangit ond his @ife Nur-Jahan Pore oo chamouved ‘ef pashmir tha duelng summer they moved te sunggay arth their full- court entourage from Delhi atleast 13 times: Shalimar Bagh was their impenor Summer residence and the ~ya) court: They cre5Sed the ardues snowy passes of the Pir Panjal mountoin “range on elephant tach erinag at canal leads! eae France P ae ‘e © lake | wan-i-Am) zenna Cladies | pevition Cbutt garden) | Py shah

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