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  2. Allahabad Fort - Wikipedia

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    The Allahabad Fort was constructed by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1583. Abu'l-Fazl, in his Akbarnama writes: [2]. For a long time [Akbar's] desire was to found a great city in the town of Piyag [Prayag], where the rivers Ganges and Jamna join, and which is regarded by the people of India with much reverence, and which is a place of pilgrimage for the ascetics of that country, and to build a ...

  3. Akbari Fort & Museum - Wikipedia

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    The historical Ajmer fort where the museum is housed is popularly called Akbari fort as it was constructed by Mughal emperor Akbar to honour the sufi saint Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chisti. This was the fort where Jahangir met Sir Thoma Roe, a milestone meeting that paved the path of British presence in India. [citation needed]

  4. Akbari architecture - Wikipedia

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    The lavish use of red sandstone sought to minimize the stylistic clashes consequent to the mixing of these disparate elements. All these buildings reflected Akbar's design and architectural philosophy. This is the "Akbari" style of architecture For example, Akbar's tomb, though Islamic in spirit, is a blend of styles.

  5. List of tombs of Mughal Empire - Wikipedia

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    It is the mausoleum of Mariam-uz-Zamani, the favorite [28] [29] and most influential consort of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. [30] [31] [32] The tomb was built by her son Jahangir, in her memory between years 1623-1627 and is located in Sikandra, next to the Akbar's Tomb, [33] [34] [35] in the direction of Mathura. [36]

  6. Agra Fort - Wikipedia

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    The Agra Fort (Qila Agra) is a historical fort in the city of Agra, also known as Agra's Red Fort.Mughal emperor Humayun was crowned at this fort in 1530. It was later renovated by the Mughal emperor Akbar from 1565 and the present-day structure was completed in 1573.

  7. Attock Fort - Wikipedia

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    The fort was constructed in 1581 on the orders of the Mughal emperor Akbar. Construction was completed in two years after which the fort was used as a key defense line against Afghan invaders. The fort was captured in 1758 by Tukojirao Holkar and Sabaji Shinde Sidhojiraje Ghatage-Desai- Deshmukh , aka Manaji Paygude (the conqueror of Lahore ...

  8. Chittor Fort - Wikipedia

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    The fort, which is roughly in the shape of a fish, has a circumference of 13 km (8.1 mi) with a maximum length of 5 km (3.1 mi) and it covers an area of 700 acres. [44] The fort is approached through a difficult zig-zag ascent of more than 1 km (0.6 mi) from the plains, after crossing over a limestone bridge. The bridge spans the Gambhiri River ...

  9. Kumbhalgarh - Wikipedia

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    Akbar's general, Shahbaz Khan, attacked this fort in October 1577 and after the siege of 6 months, he was able to capture the fort in April 1578. But it was recaptured by Pratap in 1583. In 1818, an armed band of sanyasis formed a garrison to protect the fort, but was convinced [ clarification needed ] by James Tod and the fort was taken over ...