WAH! TAJ BOLIYE

Francois Berner (1620-1688) was a French physician and 'doctor of fortune'. Arriving at Surat in 1658, he first found employment under Prince Dara Sikhoh (european freelancers were in good demand in medieval India). His service ended soon, but he left behind a first-hand record of the intra-family clash and the fall of Dara.

Subsequently, Berner joined Aurangzeb's team of doctors and traveled to far-flung areas with his boss. His 12-year career in India and keen observations resulted in the travelogue 'Travels in the Mughal Empire' - an important source of information about mughal India, through the eyes of a foreigner.

And, in 1663, Bernier wrote from Agra

''...I shall finish this letter with a description of the two wonderful mausoleums which constitute the chief superiority of Agra over Delhi. One was erected by Jehan-guyre in honour of his father Ekbar; and Chah-Jehan raised the other to the memory of his wife Tage Mehale, that extraordinary and celebrated beauty, of whom her husband was so enamoured it is said that he was constant to her during life, and at her death was so affected as nearly to follow her to the grave"

(written as a facebook post, in oct-2017)