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The Khas
Mahal served
as
the Mughal
emperor's
private
residence
in Delhi.
The
structure
is
located
inside
the Red
Fort,
which
is
a
large
defensive
and
governmental
complex
located
inside
the
city.
It
consists
of
three
parts:
the
Chamber
of
Telling
Beads
(Viz-tasbih-khana),
the
sleeping
chamber,
(khwabgah)
and
the
wardrobe
(tosha-khana)
or
sitting
room
(baithak).
The
interior
is
decorated
with
carved
white marble painted
with
colourful
floral
decorations.
The
ceiling
was
also
partially gilded.
The
marble
screen
was
carved
with
the
scale
of
justice
(Mizan-i-adal),
and
above
it
is
a
particularly
important
item
of Mughal art. The
scale
used
was
a
depiction
of
the
emperor's
justice.
The
projecting
tower
to
the
east
of
the
Khas
Mahal
is
called
the
Octagonal
Tower
(Muthamman
Burj).
The
emperor
would
address
his
subjects
every
morning
in
a
ceremony
called Jharokha
Darshan.
Khas
Mahal
was
the
daughter
of Zain
Khan
Koka. Zain
Khan
was
the
son
of
Khawajah
Maqsud
of Herat and
Pija
Jan
Anaga,
foster-mother
of
Emperor Akbar.
Khan's
paternal
uncle,
Khawajah
Hassan's
daughter, Sahib
Jamal had
been
married
to
Jahangir,
and
was
the
mother
of
his
son
Prince Parviz
Mirza.
Khas
Mahal
had
two
brothers,
named
Zafar
Khan
and
Mughal
Khan.
The
former
served
under Akbar and
Jahangir, and
died
on
7
March
1622. The
latter
served
under
Jahangir
and
his
son Shah
Jahan,
and
died
on
1
July
1657. A
sister
of
Khas
Mahal
was
married
to
Mirza
Anwar,
a
son
of
Mirza
Aziz
Koka,
Akbar's
foster-brother.
In
1596
Prince
Salim
(future
Emperor
Jahangir)
became
violently
enamoured
of
her,
and
meditated
marrying
her.
Akbar
was
displeased
at
the
impropriety. The
cause
of
Akbar's
objection
was Sahib
Jamal who
had
already
been
married
to
Salim.
Akbar
objected
to
marriages
between
near
relations.
However,
when
Akbar
saw
that
Salim's
heart
was
immoderately
affected,
he,
of
necessity,
gave
his
consent.
There
was
a
great
feast
and
joy.
The
marriage
took
place
on
the
eve
of
28
June
1596
at
the
house
of
Empress Hamida
Banu
Begum.
When
Jahangir
ascended
the
throne,
Khas
Mahal
became
empress. Sir
William
Hawkins,
a
representative
of
the English
East
India
Company noted
her
among
Jahangir's
chief
wives.
In
1642-43,
Khas
Mahal
commissioned
a
palace
near
the
old
fort
in
the
neighborhood
of
Nizamuddin, Delhi.
The Khas
Mahal served
as
the Mughal
emperor's
private
residence
in Delhi.
The
structure
is
located
inside
the Red
Fort,
which
is
a
large
defensive
and
governmental
complex
located
inside
the
city.
It
consists
of
three
parts:
the
Chamber
of
Telling
Beads
(Viz-tasbih-khana),
the
sleeping
chamber,
(khwabgah)
and
the
wardrobe
(tosha-khana)
or
sitting
room
(baithak).
The
interior
is
decorated
with
carved
white marble painted
with
colourful
floral
decorations.
The
ceiling
was
also
partially gilded.
The
marble
screen
was
carved
with
the
scale
of
justice
(Mizan-i-adal),
and
above
it
is
a
particularly
important
item
of Mughal art. The
scale
used
was
a
depiction
of
the
emperor's
justice.
The
projecting
tower
to
the
east
of
the
Khas
Mahal
is
called
the
Octagonal
Tower
(Muthamman
Burj).
The
emperor
would
address
his
subjects
every
morning
in
a
ceremony
called Jharokha
Darshan.
Khas
Mahal
was
the
daughter
of Zain
Khan
Koka. Zain
Khan
was
the
son
of
Khawajah
Maqsud
of Herat and
Pija
Jan
Anaga,
foster-mother
of
Emperor Akbar.
Khan's
paternal
uncle,
Khawajah
Hassan's
daughter, Sahib
Jamal had
been
married
to
Jahangir,
and
was
the
mother
of
his
son
Prince Parviz
Mirza.
The Khas
Mahal served
as
the Mughal
emperor's
private
residence
in Delhi.
The
structure
is
located
inside
the Red
Fort,
which
is
a
large
defensive
and
governmental
complex
located
inside
the
city.
It
consists
of
three
parts:
the
Chamber
of
Telling
Beads
(Viz-tasbih-khana),
the
sleeping
chamber,
(khwabgah)
and
the
wardrobe
(tosha-khana)
or
sitting
room
(baithak).
The
interior
is
decorated
with
carved
white marble painted
with
colourful
floral
decorations.
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