22 moments

1. Birth at Fatehpur Sikri

   1569-08-31 · Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India

   

   Prince Nur al-Din Muhammad Salim, later Jahangir, was born in the Mughal capital at Fatehpur Sikri.

2. Bundela campaign at Orchha

   1594-01-01 · Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India

   As a prince, Jahangir led an imperial force against the Bundela revolt and subdued Orchha. The source supports the year but not a more precise date.

3. Separate court at Allahabad

   1599-01-01 · Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

   

   During his rebellion against Akbar, Prince Salim declared himself emperor and maintained a separate court at Allahabad.

4. Accession at Agra

   1605-01-01 · Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

   

   Jahangir ascended the Mughal throne at Agra following Akbar's death. The memoir's calendar conversion gives 24 October 1605, while the English Wikipedia infobox gives 3 November 1605; year precision is retained.

5. Battle of Bhairowal

   1606-01-01 · Bhairowal, Punjab, India

   

   Jahangir relieved Lahore and defeated Khusrau's rebellion at Bhairowal. The source supports the year of the rebellion, but not a more precise date for the battle.

6. Pursuit reaches Panipat

   1606-01-01 · Panipat, Haryana, India

   

   While pursuing Khusrau's rebellion, Jahangir reached Panipat on the northward route from Agra toward Lahore. The memoir passage belongs to the 1606 pursuit of Khusrau; it does not provide a Gregorian day in the quoted sentence.

7. Pursuit of Khusrau at Sikandra

   1606-04-06 · Akbar's Tomb, Sikandra, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

   

   Jahangir set out from Agra during the rebellion of his son Khusrau, traveling under the pretext of visiting Akbar's tomb at Sikandra.

8. Court and hunting at Kabul

   1607-01-01 · Kabul, Afghanistan

   

   Jahangir was in Kabul during his first recorded imperial visit there, holding entertainments in the Shahr-ara garden and organizing hunts outside the city. The source supports presence in Kabul during the 1607 expedition; the coordinate is a representative point for the historic city.

9. Crossing at Attock

   1607-01-01 · Attock Fort, Attock, Punjab, Pakistan

   Jahangir's Kabul-bound party reached Attock on the Indus and crossed from there into the northwest frontier region. The memoir passage belongs to the 1607 Kabul expedition; Gregorian day is not stated in the quoted text.

10. Halt at Hasan Abdal

    1607-01-01 · Hasan Abdal, Punjab, Pakistan

    On his Kabul expedition, Jahangir halted for three days at Hasan Abdal and fished at its spring-fed basin. The quoted memoir passage is from Jahangir's 1607 Kabul journey; the place is identified immediately before the quote as Baba Hasan Abdal.

11. Pilgrimage at Humayun's Tomb

    1608-01-01 · Humayun's Tomb, Delhi, India

    

    On his return from Kabul, Jahangir reached Delhi and immediately visited the tomb of the Mughal emperor Humayun. The journey is dated to 1608 in the chronology of Jahangir's Kabul return; the source does not state a Gregorian day in this passage.

12. Arrival and court at Ajmer

    1613-01-01 · Ajmer, Rajasthan, India

    

    Jahangir established his court at Ajmer during a journey combining pilgrimage to the Chishti shrine with direction of the Mewar campaign. The memoir's surrounding section identifies the city as Ajmir; year precision reflects the documented arrival in late 1613.

13. Visit to Pushkar Lake

    1614-01-01 · Pushkar Lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

    

    While based at Ajmer, Jahangir visited Pushkar Lake, hunted waterfowl there, and returned to Ajmer. The source's regnal chronology supports 1614; it does not provide a Gregorian date in the quoted passage.

14. Departure from Ajmer

    1616-11-10 · Ajmer, Rajasthan, India

    

    After nearly three years at Ajmer, Jahangir departed on the journey through Malwa and Gujarat.

15. Arrival at Mandu Fort

    1617-01-01 · Mandu Fort, Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, India

    

    During the Malwa journey, Jahangir entered prepared imperial quarters at Mandu Fort. The memoir's surrounding itinerary places this entry in 1617; no Gregorian day is supplied in the quoted passage.

16. Hunt at Dhar

    1617-01-01 · Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, India

    

    Jahangir halted at Dhar during his Malwa progress and hunted at a local tank. The memoir's surrounding itinerary places this halt in 1617; no Gregorian day is supplied in the quoted sentence.

17. Imperial entry into Ahmedabad

    1618-01-01 · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

    

    Jahangir entered Ahmedabad during his Gujarat tour, later issuing a firman for Dutch East India Company factors during the visit. The city is identified in the immediately following memoir text as Ahmadabad; year precision reflects the documented Gujarat visit.

18. Kankaria Lake camp

    1618-01-01 · Kankaria Lake, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

    

    During the Gujarat journey, Jahangir camped at Kankaria Tank and described its garden and buildings. The memoir's surrounding Gujarat itinerary supports 1618; no Gregorian day is given in the quoted sentence.

19. Return toward Agra

    1619-01-07 · Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India

    

    After the extended Mewar, Malwa, and Gujarat progress, Jahangir returned to the Agra region; plague delayed his formal entry into the capital. Jahangir was at Fatehpur Lake near Agra when plague caused the intended entry into Agra to be deferred; coordinates therefore identify the documented camp area rather than Agra city.

20. Arrival near Srinagar

    1620-01-01 · Shihab al-Din Pur, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

    

    After crossing Baramulla, Jahangir entered Shihab al-Din Pur on the approach to Srinagar during the Kashmir journey. The historic locality is represented by central Srinagar coordinates; the cited itinerary is from Jahangir's 1620 Kashmir journey.

21. Entry into Kashmir

    1620-01-01 · Kashmir Valley, India and Pakistan

    

    Jahangir entered Kashmir during his first extended imperial sojourn there after 1619. The coordinate is a representative point for the Kashmir Valley; the cited itinerary is from Jahangir's 1620 journey.

22. Death near Bhimber

    1627-01-01 · Bhimber, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

    

    During the return journey from Kashmir toward Lahore, Jahangir died near Bhimber. The article's death section dates the death 29 October 1627, while its infobox gives 28 October 1627; year precision is retained here.