Nishat Bagh, Mughal garden in Srinagar, India.
Nishat Bagh is a garden on the eastern shore of Dal Lake featuring twelve constructed terraces connected by water channels. The layout rises across several levels toward the slope of the Zabarwan range and combines stone pavilions with planted areas.
Asif Khan, elder brother of Nur Jahan and father-in-law of Shah Jahan, built the garden in 1633. When Shah Jahan admired it, he hoped Asif Khan would gift it to him; no offer came, so the emperor cut off its water supply. A servant later turned the water back on, and Shah Jahan, hearing of it, approved the loyal act and restored the supply. Princess Zuhra Begum, daughter of Alamgir II, is buried here.
The name Nishat Bagh comes from Urdu and means "Garden of Joy". The garden was built by Asif Khan, elder brother of Nur Jahan, and its layout follows a Persian model adapted to the hill site. The Mughal princess Zuhra Begum, daughter of Alamgir II, is buried here.
Access is through the main entrance along the road beside the lake, and most pathways are wide enough for comfortable walking. The upper terraces require climbing stairs but offer benches along the route.
Each of the twelve levels represents a sign of the zodiac and forms a rising path through the site. From the higher platforms, the view opens across the entire lake toward the mountains on the opposite shore.
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