Key Points
The Akbarnama is the official chronicle of his reign in three volumes, of which the third volume is known as Ain-i-Akbari, itself a monumental work...
Four of the texts, several copies of which were commissioned during his reign Anvar-i-Suhayli, Tutinama, Khamsa-e-Nizami and Shahnameh (Maurice, 1953) have many wildlife-centric fables and scenes where the Caracal is prominently depicted..
The monkey went out to meet the lion, and told him all the circumstances about the syagoash, and said, I remonstrated, when he answered, I have discovered that this place is part of my patrimony..
Before the lions arrival, the syagoash thus instructed his female: When the lion comes near the dwelling, make your young ones cry; and if I should ask, Why do the cubs cry? you must say, They want fresh lions flesh to-day, and will not eat that of last night..
The syagoash called out to the female, Do you quiet the young ones; to-day I shall find lions flesh, because the monkey, who is my friend, has bound himself by an oath to deceive the lion and bring him hither this day; do you wait a little, and silence the cubs suffer them not to make a noise; if he should discover my voice, he will not come here..
