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of Tamerlane^ who, in 1525, marched from his territories 

 above Ccibiil, and made a conqiieft of this countrv. It was then 

 ornamented with numbers of fepnlchres of the Pat an kings 

 and religious perfons. The Ayeen gives the name of feveral. 

 There was alfo a very fine ox\& ol Humayon, father oi Akbar. 

 We find from the fame authority that it was cuftomary for the 

 living -princes to build for themfclves maufoleums in the midft 

 of pleafant gardens. 

 Thir». The third city is the prefent, built by Shah Jeban, w^ho came 



to the throne in 1628. It rofe out of the ruins of the preced- 

 ing, and was named by the vanity of the Emperor Sbabjehana- 

 bad : he built a magnificent palace included within a fortrefs ; 

 they were made of a brick of a fine red, and a ftone like marble, 

 of the fame color, and form a moft gay appearance. The length 

 of the city is built parallel to the fides of the river, the reft is 

 furrounded by a weak brick wall. There are befides feveral 

 magnificent houfes belonging to the great men ; the reft of the 

 buildings are mean, made either with frames of bamboo, or 

 cottages of mud, which dries into hardnefs in the hot feafon. 

 The exaggerated accounts of the Indians make the city contain 

 two millions of inhabitants, a thing impoflible, as the exadl 

 Bernier makes its circuit only nine miles. When the court 

 quits Delhi, even on a progrefs, it feems depopulated ; of fuch 

 multitudes does the imperial train, and thofe of the great men 

 confift. 



Abulfazel barely mentions the magnificent buildings in the 

 feveral Delhis. The inqutfitive Bernier fpeaks of others : both 

 thefe authors tell us that they were fecured within forts ; pof- 



fibly 



