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Aurangzeb's Gardens: The Emperor Who Planted Paradise
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore Aurangzeb's gardens — the orchards, pleasure grounds, and shaded retreats he cultivated across the Mughal Empire. From the terraced gardens of Kashmir to the vineyards of the Deccan, we uncover how the emperor who spent decades at war also planted thousands of fruit trees, built aqueducts to water them, and sought solace in green spaces. We visit the Bagh-i-Jahanara in Delhi, the gardens of Aurangabad, and the famous Shalimar Bagh in Kashmir, drawing on the Maasir-i-Alamgiri and the accounts of travellers like Francois Bernier. Along the way, we…
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