The rose garden of Persia . left the courtof Agra, and retired with his wife to Bengal,where he became governor of the provinceof Burdwan. When Selim succeeded his- father, herecalled Sheer: but he dared iiot so faroutrage publics opinion, as to deprive theillustrious omrah of his Sheer wasa man of exalted feeUng, and Tery (popular:his strength and valour rendered him re- ,markable, and hia good qualities endearedhim to the people. He had: spent his youthin Persia, and had served,with extra-ordinary renown, Shah Ismael, the chief ofthe Suvi liae. His origiual name was AstaFillo, but, ha
The rose garden of Persia . left the courtof Agra, and retired with his wife to Bengal,where he became governor of the provinceof Burdwan. When Selim succeeded his- father, herecalled Sheer: but he dared iiot so faroutrage publics opinion, as to deprive theillustrious omrah of his Sheer wasa man of exalted feeUng, and Tery (popular:his strength and valour rendered him re- ,markable, and hia good qualities endearedhim to the people. He had: spent his youthin Persia, and had served,with extra-ordinary renown, Shah Ismael, the chief ofthe Suvi liae. His origiual name was AstaFillo, but, having killed a lion, he wasdignified with the title of Sheer Afkun,Destroyer of the Lion; and by that de-signation became: celebrated throughout-India. He ^served in the Wars of Akbarwith extraordinary reputation, and at thetaking of Scinde displayed prodigies ofvalour. Selim, now called Jehanglre, kept hiscourt at Delhi when Sheer returned. Thehusband vainly hoped that time had effacedthe memory ,of Mehr-el-Nissa ft-om the.
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