Tuzk-e-Jahangiri

He then entrusted the task to Mu‘tamad Khān, the author of the Iqbal-nama, who continued the memoirs at the start of 1623.

It forms an important reference point with respect to the era of his father Akbar and his official chronicle, the Akbarnama.

The jagirdars were to receive the income of the land and use it to mainly finance the maintenance of troops and addressing town needs.

He prohibited each of them from using the money for personal profit by ordering that part of the land income to go to hospitals and infirmaries and for each town to be equipped with mosques.

He also spoke of his trust in his beloved wife Nur Jahan, praising her courage and skill and acknowledging the influence she had on him.