Private Life Of The Mughals Of India (1526-1803 A.D.) by R. Nath

Author:R. Nath [Nath, R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 8129104652
Publisher: Rupa Publications
Published: 2004-09-30T18:30:00+00:00

Akbar created a separate department called Khushbu-Khanah (Department of Perfumery). Shah Mansur was put in charge of it.

Some of the choicest recipes were as follows:

(1) Santuk was used for keeping the skin fresh. It was prepared from zabad (civet), chuwa, chambeli essence and rose-water.

(2) Argaja was used in summer for keeping the skin cool. It was prepared from chandan (sandalwood), iksir, mid chuwa, banafsha (violet-root), gehla, kapur (camphor) and 'arq of rose (rose-water; gulab-jal).

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