ABSTRACT
Anarkali is the quasi-mythical character of a slave girl in love with the Mughal imperial heir, Salim. The Prince passionately answered her love, but the Emperor (the father, Akbar), would not approve of such a debasing liaison. He had the poor girl walled alive while the Prince was kept away. The “romantic” drama takes place in Lahore, at the Mughal Court, supposedly in 1599. Legend has it that years after her tragic death, Salim, now the new (and still grieving) Emperor Jahangir, had a magnificent mausoleum built in her memory. This so-called Anarkali’s tomb is still standing and very famous, as is Anarkali herself.
