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. Imperial India; an artist's journals. see theJugmunda, the farther island, where I had not yet is the home built by Rana Kurna for Shah Jehan. Thisprince, the son of Jehanghire, was the first who subdued theSesodian pride, and to whom a Rana surrendered. He was thenthe second son of Jehanghire, and went by his name, was so kind, and softened the disgrace he brought on theRana with so much consideration, that, when he revolted againsthis father, Mewar sided with him, and in his subsequent disgracehe found a home in Oodeypore. To avoid the scandal daily I/O IMPERIAL INDIA.
. Imperial India; an artist's journals. see theJugmunda, the farther island, where I had not yet is the home built by Rana Kurna for Shah Jehan. Thisprince, the son of Jehanghire, was the first who subdued theSesodian pride, and to whom a Rana surrendered. He was thenthe second son of Jehanghire, and went by his name, was so kind, and softened the disgrace he brought on theRana with so much consideration, that, when he revolted againsthis father, Mewar sided with him, and in his subsequent disgracehe found a home in Oodeypore. To avoid the scandal daily I/O IMPERIAL INDIA. brought about by the conduct of his followers in slaughteringsacred animals, it was found convenient to lodge him in an island,and the Palace of Jugmunda was built. A pleasant place thisisland, with a most lovely view of the blue hills and glisteningtowers of Oodeypore. Here is the chair of state, prepared by thecare of the Rana, for the future Emperor of the hated Moslems;and here, too, is a mosque for him to worship in according to. THE ISLAND OF JUGMUNDA, FROM JUGNAWAS, OODEYPORE. his belief. Pleasant courts and gardens there are, with rich de-corations, and some of the best figure work I have seen in ! the floods two years ago have destroyed much that wasgood, as in the neighbouring island of Jugnawas, and the gardenshave not yet recovered their pristine splendour. It was reserved for the Rana to hail Shah Jehan Emperor ofHindostan, and he was crowned in the palace hard by. Em-peror and Rana, in sign of brotherly affection, changed pugrees,and Shah Jehans is still to be seen in the treasury of Oodey-pore ; while on the island is still kept trimmed the light that,burnt before the shrine at which he worshipped ; a curious in-stance of the tolerance of the Hindoo. Fancy a Moslem doingthe same for anybody elses gods! On the afternoon of the i8th I drove to the Gungore ghat,where we have usually taken boat for our excursions on the found the streets full of peo
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