. Akbar the Great Mogul, 1542-1605 . al position at the confluenceof the Jumna with the Ganges. The spot from time im-memorial has been one of the most sacred places of pilgrimageand known to Hindus as Prayag or Payag. It does notappear to have been fortified.^ In October 1583 Akbartravelled from Agra to the confluence, proceeding most ofthe w^ay by river. He began the building of the fort, whichstill exists, in November; and, in accordance with hisregular practice, hurried on the work so that it was com-pleted in a remarkably short time. A great city, the modernAllahabad, grew up in the neigh
. Akbar the Great Mogul, 1542-1605 . al position at the confluenceof the Jumna with the Ganges. The spot from time im-memorial has been one of the most sacred places of pilgrimageand known to Hindus as Prayag or Payag. It does notappear to have been fortified.^ In October 1583 Akbartravelled from Agra to the confluence, proceeding most ofthe w^ay by river. He began the building of the fort, whichstill exists, in November; and, in accordance with hisregular practice, hurried on the work so that it was com-pleted in a remarkably short time. A great city, the modernAllahabad, grew up in the neighbourhood of the fortress.^The rapidity of Akbars building operations much impressed ^ , iii, 616. = , ii, 499. ^ Jhusi, on the opposite side ofthe Ganges, seems to have beenthe old Hindu fortress. It wasimportant in the fourth and fifthcenturies * Ilahabas is the Hindu formof the name, and still in commonuse. Some A\Titers assert thatAkbar gave that name, but it ismore probable that he employedthe Persian form ^ AKBAR AND PRINCE SALIM THE DIVINE FAITH ; ENGLISH VISITORS 225 Father Monserrate, who cites instances of quick constructionkt Fathpur-Slkri.^ The disturbances in Gujarat, already noticed, obhged theemperor to return to the capital and forgo his intention ofi-dsiting the eastern provinces. The year 1584 was marked by two interesting domestic DomesticJ^vents, the marriage of the emperors eldest son, Prince , and the birth of a daughter. The lady selected to||)e the young princes first consort was a daughter of RajaBhagwan Das of Jaipur and a sister by adoption of Kunwariflan Singh. The wedding was celebrated in February|Vith exceptional magnificence. Many Hindu customs wereioUowed and the Raja gave the bride a dowry of im-jaense value, including a hundred elephants.^ The name|f the princess was Man Bal, and her husband gave her[he title of Shah Begam. He was deeply attached to|ier, and twenty years later records her death in touchinging
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