Nishat (The Garden of Pleasure) A Mughal Garden by Ahanger HOBO

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Laid in 1633 by the brother of NurJehan, Asaf Khan, he invited his brother-in-law the Emperor Jehangir fancy banquet to be held in the marble pavilion of the garden. The emperor became jealous at the beauty of the garden and ordered the water supply to be cut off. One by one the fountains went dry and the garden beds began to wilt and die. The loyal gardener could not bear to see his master and his beautiful flowers so dejected and secretly turned the water supply back on .Once upon a time the Emperor Jehangir had loved a gardener’s daughter, Anarkali, who was courageous enough to stand up to his father and defend her love. He therefore restored the water supply from the same stream that fed his own royal garden, Shalimar!

Type Mughal garden
Location Srinagar, Kashmir
Coordinates 34°07′30″N 74°52′52″E
Area 19 hectares (47 acres)
Opened 1633; 392 years ago
Founder Asif Khan, elder brother of Nur Jehan
Owned by Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department
Operated by Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department
Website jktourism.org

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