It became the favorite retreat place of the eldest surviving son of Emperor Akbar and Empress Mariam-uz-Zamani, Jahangir.

[4] According to Hindu sacred texts, the name Nilkanth came into the association with Lord Shiva after he consumed Halahala, a mythical poison from the sea.

[5] It goes back to the story of a fight between Asuras (Demon) and Devas (God) for the possession of Amrith (the immortality nectar).

A legend proclaims that when Lordess Parvati learnt that her husband, Lord Shiva had consumed the Halahala, she ran to his support and held his throat to stop the poison from running down to his stomach.

In 1617, as noted by Jahangir in Tuzk-e-Jahangiri, he celebrated his birthday with his mother in this palace of hers, fondly calling it as Imarat-i-Dilkhusha (the heart-pleasing abode).