Note 3 — The Fifteenth New Year’s Feast after the Auspicious Accession

On Wednesday, together with the ladies seated in a boat, I went to the Nūr-afs͟hān garden, and rested there at night. As the garden belongs to the establishment of Nūr Jahān B., on Thursday, the 4th, she held the royal3 entertainment and presented great offerings. Of jewels, jewelled ornaments, and all sorts of precious goods, I selected what I approved of, of the value of Rs. 100,000. During these days, every day after midday I embarked in a boat, and went to Samonagar, 4 koss distant from the city, for sport, returning to the palace at night. Sending Rāja Sārang Deo to my prosperous son S͟hāh Parwīz, I sent with him a special dress of honour, with a jewelled belt, which contained a sapphire4 and several rubies. As I had given Behar to that son in the place of Muqarrab K., I started off a sazāwul to conduct him from Allahabad to Behar. Mīr Zāhid,5 son-in-law of Muz̤affar K., having come from Thatta, waited on me. As Mīr ʿAẓudu-d-daula6 had become very old and decrepit, he could not carry out the duties of the camp and his jagir. I released him from the trouble of service and active work. I ordered that he should receive Rs. 4,000 every month out of the public treasury, and living at ease and in comfort at Agra or Lahore, or wherever he wished, should employ himself in prayers for my increased life and welfare.