The form
of the monument is that ordinarily used for a woman, 'but it was put
over the remains of the Prince on a dispensation being granted for
the purpose by Muhammadan lawyers'. (Carr Stephen, p. 111.)
13. Muhammad Shah reigned feebly from September, 1719, to April,
1748. 'He is the last of the Mughals who enjoyed even the semblance
of power, and has been called "the seal of the house of Babar", for
"after his demise everything went to wreck".' (Lane-Poole, p.
xxxviii.) Nadir Shah occupied Delhi in 1738, and is said to have
massacred 120,000 people. The tomb is described by Carr Stephen, p.
110.
14. Jahanara Begam, or the Begam Sahib, was the elder daughter of
Shahjahan, a very able intriguer, the partisan of Dara Shikoh and the
opponent of Aurangzeb during the struggle for the throne. She was
closely confined in Agra till her father's death in 1666. After that
event she was removed to Delhi, where she died in 1682. (Tavernier,
_Travels_, transl. Ball, vol. i, p. 345.) She built the Begam Sarai
at Delhi. Her amours, real or supposed, furnished Bernier with some
scandalous and sensational stories.
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