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Ibn Esfandeaur (Esfandiar) Tarikh e Tabaristan
(History of Tabaristan) (d1220)
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Taken from : Iranica.com
As at La�kar Bazar, residential quarters (saray) stood near, but apart, from the pleasure gardens. This complex had two gardens, one with a pavilion in the center containing a pool and a larger garden containing an artificial lake. A pavilion reached by a drawbridge was erected in the middle of this fish-stocked lake. Half of the garden was planted with all kinds of trees and flowers, while the other was a menagerie including a giraffe. The smaller garden also served as an aviary, complete with granary.
Ebn Esfandeaur reports that Hosam-al-Dawla ahrar, the espahbad of Tabarestan, owned many such estates throughout his realm
