A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood
A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood
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im. He would sacrifice his own life to save his son. His courtiers
entreated him to give up instead the great diamond taken at Agra,
said to be the most valuable on earth. Babar declared that no stone
could compare in value with his own life, and after solemnly walking
round Humayun's couch, as in a religious sacrifice, he retired to
devote himself to prayer. Soon afterwards he was heard to exclaim, "I
have borne it away! I have borne it away!" Humayun began to recover,
and, as he improved, Babar gradually sank. Commending his son to
the protection of his friends, and imploring Humayun to be kind and
forgiving to his brothers, the first of the "Great Moguls" of India
passed away. He was buried at Kabul, in one of his beloved gardens,
which, according to Tartar custom, he had chosen for his tomb, in
"the sweetest spot of the neighbourhood." [2]
Babar's connection with Agra.
Babar's connection with Agra began immediately after the battle of Panipat. He sent forward Humayun, who occupied the town without
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