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humayoon's tomb.
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brated edifice exhibits. It is composed entirely of
marble, in some of its parts exhibiting beautiful
specimens of the most costly mosaic, like the Taje
Mah'l at Agra, built by Shah Jehan, after the same
design, but still more costly, much more richly orna-
mented, and of considerably larger dimensions. The
mausoleum of Humayoon is even now the admira-
tion of travellers, and is altogether, according to the
opinion of many, in better taste than that more
celebrated and elaborate edifice, the Taje. In the
neighbourhood of this noble monument of filial
munificence, are the tombs of several omrahs, who
had attached themselves to the Emperor in his re-
verses, when his country was under the dominion of
an Afghan usurper. In the engraving there appear
near the main structure a few date-trees, which,
being taken as a scale, will furnish a tolerably just
idea of the size of the mausoleum; and a few loaded
camels winding their way among the solitary mansions
of the dead, only disturb the sacred repose of the spot
to add to its solemnity.*
' * As the engravings contained in the present volume were
originally selected to illustrate the lives of the Moghul Emperors,
Humayoon and Akbar, I could not avoid adverting to the
reigns of those distinguished men. I have not, however,
attempted to write their biographies; but being compelled
to give them a place in this volume, I have touched slightly
upon some of the most remarkable or interesting circumstances
of their respective reigns, which are both distinguished by very
striking historical events. Mj aim has been to select those por-
tions in the history of each reign best calculated to fix the
reader s interest and to impart amusement at the same time
that they convey instruction.
93
brated edifice exhibits. It is composed entirely of
marble, in some of its parts exhibiting beautiful
specimens of the most costly mosaic, like the Taje
Mah'l at Agra, built by Shah Jehan, after the same
design, but still more costly, much more richly orna-
mented, and of considerably larger dimensions. The
mausoleum of Humayoon is even now the admira-
tion of travellers, and is altogether, according to the
opinion of many, in better taste than that more
celebrated and elaborate edifice, the Taje. In the
neighbourhood of this noble monument of filial
munificence, are the tombs of several omrahs, who
had attached themselves to the Emperor in his re-
verses, when his country was under the dominion of
an Afghan usurper. In the engraving there appear
near the main structure a few date-trees, which,
being taken as a scale, will furnish a tolerably just
idea of the size of the mausoleum; and a few loaded
camels winding their way among the solitary mansions
of the dead, only disturb the sacred repose of the spot
to add to its solemnity.*
' * As the engravings contained in the present volume were
originally selected to illustrate the lives of the Moghul Emperors,
Humayoon and Akbar, I could not avoid adverting to the
reigns of those distinguished men. I have not, however,
attempted to write their biographies; but being compelled
to give them a place in this volume, I have touched slightly
upon some of the most remarkable or interesting circumstances
of their respective reigns, which are both distinguished by very
striking historical events. Mj aim has been to select those por-
tions in the history of each reign best calculated to fix the
reader s interest and to impart amusement at the same time
that they convey instruction.