ological ▁know ▁how , ▁personal ▁prefer ences , ▁amb itions ▁and ▁dem ands . ▁Pers ian ▁gard ens ▁are ▁multi - function al : ▁they ▁not ▁only ▁serve ▁cont empl ation ▁and ▁relax ation , ▁but ▁are ▁also ▁a ▁representation ▁and ▁manifest ation ▁of ▁power . ▁Design ing ▁and ▁implementing ▁a ▁garden ▁demonstr ates ▁the ▁occupation ▁of ▁land , ▁holding ▁aud ien ces ▁and ▁celebr ating ▁vict ories ▁or ▁mar ri ages ▁in ▁these ▁gard ens ▁signal ▁superior ity , ▁or ▁social ▁and ▁political ▁b onds . ▁Starting ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁to ▁ 1 3 th ▁century , ▁tomb s ▁for ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁family ▁or ▁important ▁personal ities ▁were ▁placed ▁into ▁such ▁formal ▁gard ens , ▁providing ▁bel ie vers ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁benefit ▁from ▁the ▁spiritual ity ▁of ▁a ▁v ener ated ▁person ▁and ▁the ▁particular ▁a ura ▁of ▁the ▁garden . ▁ ▁The ▁invasion ▁of ▁Pers ia ▁by ▁the ▁Mong ols ▁in ▁the ▁th ir teenth ▁century ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁emphas is ▁on ▁highly ▁orn ate ▁structure ▁in ▁the ▁garden . ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁this ▁include ▁tree ▁pe on ies ▁and ▁ch rys anth em ums . ▁The ▁Mong ols ▁then ▁carried ▁a ▁Pers ian ▁garden ▁tradition ▁to ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁their ▁emp ire ▁( not ably ▁India ). ▁ ▁The ▁M ug hal ▁em peror ▁Bab ur ▁introduced ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁garden ▁to ▁India , ▁attempting ▁to ▁rep licate ▁the ▁cool , ▁ref res hing ▁a ura ▁of ▁his ▁hom eland ▁in ▁the ▁Fer