It was once the residence of Walter Reinhardt Sumroo, husband of the famous Begum of Sardhana. With the accession of Daulat Rao and the departure of de Boigne, the garden passed into the hands of General Perron. On his way to Fatehpur Sikri, Lake deposited his heavy guns at the garden, with the permission of Begum Sumroo, who had reclaimed her husband’s property. Since Begum Sumroo was alive at that time and her permission must have been sought for the burial, it points to some relationship between the two soldiers of fortune. Be that as it may, is it not an irony of history that the Delhi and Agra Sumroo Baghs no longer exist as Mughal-style gardens?

Source: The Hindu April 02, 2018 00:33 UTC