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History
of Agra:-
At the western bank of the River Yamuna, Agra is just over 200
kms from Delhi. In one of our most renowned Hindu epic Mahabharata
refers to it as ‘Agraban’, part of Brij Bhoomi,
the homeland of Lord Krishna. The earliest recorded history
of Agra, however, is its establishment by a local king in 1475.
It grew into an important power centre under the Delhi Sultan
Sikandar Lodi, who shifted his capital from Delhi in 1504. Agra
attained full glory in the Mughal period, from the time Babur
captured it in 1526. Babur’s son, the Emperor Akbar, who
was a great empire builder commissioned the Agra Fort in 1565
and the city grew around the nucleus of the fort.
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| However, Agra is best known for the Taj Mahal,
one of the Seven Wonders of the modern World. Emperor
Shah Jahan built this exquisite white marble mausoleum
for his favourite queen Mumtaz Mahal. Declared a World
Heritage Site by the UNESCO, the Taj Mahal has always
evoked varying emotions from wonder to ecstasy and often
times, inspired poetic verse. Over the centuries, it has
become the symbol of undying love and flawless beauty.
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| The monument was commissioned in 1631
and took 20,000 artisans, 22 years to complete. An entire
township now known as Taj Ganj came up around the site.
Here, craftsmen live and sell their wares of marble and
stone inlay and replicas of the Taj. After the reign of
the last great Mughal, Aurangzeb, Agra fell into the hands
of the Jats and then the Marathas. In 1803, the British
under General Lake captured the city. Once again, it secured
its position of eminence as the capital of the north-western
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| After the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, the capital of the Central
Province and its High Court were moved to Allahabad. From
the rule of the Jats to the early British period, Agra’s
monuments were plundered and exquisitely crafted pieces
transported away. The city fell into decline and disarray
till modern times, when people rediscovered its historical
importance and tremendous tourist potential |
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Gardens
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Event
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At the centre of the garden,
in the mid of the tomb and the gateway, is a raised marble
lotus shaped tank with a cusped and trefoiled border
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With the arrival of February,
Agra burst into colours. Yes, its time for Taj Mahotsav. More...... |
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