History of India . f Brodra and Broitscheia, with foure;and that of Dabul with two persons; who are all obligdto come once a year to Suratta, there to give an accomptof their Administration to the President. Mandelslo was treated by both Dutch and Englishwith the princely hospitality which has ever been atradition in India. He was met by a coach drawn bytwo white oxen, and heartily welcomed by the president,who begged him to stay with him five or six months andentertained him royally. At dinner he kept a great Tomb of Itmad-ad-Daulah at Agra This mausoleum of exquisite white marble is one of t
History of India . f Brodra and Broitscheia, with foure;and that of Dabul with two persons; who are all obligdto come once a year to Suratta, there to give an accomptof their Administration to the President. Mandelslo was treated by both Dutch and Englishwith the princely hospitality which has ever been atradition in India. He was met by a coach drawn bytwo white oxen, and heartily welcomed by the president,who begged him to stay with him five or six months andentertained him royally. At dinner he kept a great Tomb of Itmad-ad-Daulah at Agra This mausoleum of exquisite white marble is one of the finest buildingsin Agra. It is the burial-place of Ghayas Beg, father of the empressNur Jahan and her brother, Asaf Khan, of Jahangirs court. The archi-tectural lines of the structure, with its four graceful turrets at the cor-ners and a raised pavilion in the centre, with its delicate latticework,carved tracery, and inlaid mosaics, blend into charming harmony with thesurroundings amid which the building Tomb of Itmad-ad-Daulah at Agra This mausoleum of exquisite white marble is one of the finest buildingsin Agra. It is the burial-place of Ghayas Beg, father of the empressNur Jahan and her brother, Asaf Khan, of lahangirs court. The archi-tectural lines of the structure, with its four graceful turrets at the cor-ners and a raised pavilion in the centre, with its delicate latticework,carved tracery, and inlaid mosaics, blend into charming harmony with thesurroundings amid which the building stands.
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