Chashma Shahi,
is one of the Mughal gardens built around a spring by Ali Mardan, a governor of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, in 1632.
The garden is located in the Zabarwan Range, near Rajbhawan (Governor‘s house) overlooking Dal Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir. The Chashme Shahi originally derives its name from the spring which was discovered by the great female saint of Kashmir, Rupa Bhawani, who was from the Sahib clan of Kashmiri Pandits. The family name of Rupa Bhawani was 'Sahib' and the spring was originally called 'Chashme Sahibi'. Over the years the name got corrupted and today the place is known as Chashme Shahi (the Royal Spring).
The garden is located in the Zabarwan Range, near Rajbhawan (Governor‘s house) overlooking Dal Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir. The Chashme Shahi originally derives its name from the spring which was discovered by the great female saint of Kashmir, Rupa Bhawani, who was from the Sahib clan of Kashmiri Pandits. The family name of Rupa Bhawani was 'Sahib' and the spring was originally called 'Chashme Sahibi'. Over the years the name got corrupted and today the place is known as Chashme Shahi (the Royal Spring).
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The garden was constructed around the spring by the Mughal Governor Ali Mardan Khan in 1632.
It was
commissioned by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for his eldest son, Dara
Sikoh. In the east of Chashma Shahi the Pari Mahal (Fairy Palace) lies
where Dara Sikoh used to learn astrology and where he was later killed
by his brother Aurengzeb.[5] The garden is 108 m long and 38 m wide and
is spread over one acre of land. It is the smallest garden among the
three Mughal gardens of Srinagar; the Shalimar garden is the largest and
the Nishat garden is the second largest. All the three gardens were
built at the left bank of the Dal Lake, with Zabarwan mountains at the
backdrop.
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