Agra fort is the most important fort in India; the great moghal emperors (Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb) lived here, and the country…
Agra fort stands on an ancient site just by the river Jamuna. It was a brick fort and Chauhan rajputs held it. It is mentioned for the first time in 1080 when…
After Panipat, the mughals captured Agra fort and a vast treasure was seized. Babur stayed in the fort in the palace of Ibrahim. Humayun was coroned here in…
Realizing the importance of its central location, Akbar (1556-1605) decided to make Agra his capital. He arrived here in 1558. His historian Abul Fazi…
The fort has a semi-circular. its chord lying parallel to the river. Its walls are 70 feet high. Double ramparts have massive circular bastions at regular…
Amar Singh gate.
Abul Fazl recorded that 500 buildings in Benghal and Gujarat designs were built in it. Some were demolished by Shah Jahan to make room for his white marble…
Akbar died and Jahangir was coranted in the fort in 1605. The latter mostly resided in Lahore and Kashmir though he visited Agra regularly and lived in the…
After the battle of Samogarh in 1658, Aurangzeb besieged the fort and stopped its water supply from the river. Shah Jahan could not drink the well water and…
