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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.
As per the 2011 Census of India, Agra city has a population of 1,585,704; its metropolitan population is 1,760,285. The sex ratio of Agra city is 875 females per 1000 males, while the child sex ratio is 857 girls per 1000 boys. The average literacy rate of Agra city is 73.11% of which male and female literacy rates are 77.81% and 67.74% ...
It is his earliest palace in Agra Fort and has a large hall and side rooms, and an octagonal tower on the river side. The skeletal construction of the brick masonry and red stone were all white, stuccoed with a thick plaster and colourfully painted with floral designs. The whole palace once glistened white, like white marble.
Agra Fort (8 P) T. Taj Mahal (24 P) Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Agra" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
Agra Fort: Inner Delhi Gate. Agra: Agra Agra Fort: Inner Delhi Gate. N-UP-A1-l Agra Fort: Jahangiri Mahal Agra: Agra Agra Fort: Jahangiri Mahal: N-UP-A1-m Agra Fort: Jahangir's Bath Agra: Agra Agra Fort: Jahangir's Bath: N-UP-A1-n Agra Fort: Khas Mahal or the Aramgah or private hall including the golden pavilions on each side. Agra: Agra
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The name means "64 pillars" in Urdu and Hindi. It was built by Mirza Aziz Koka, son of Ataga Khan, as a mausoleum for himself, at the time when Mughal Emperor Jahangir ruled from Delhi. Mirza Aziz Koka had served several times as Jahangir's Governor of Gujarat before he died in Gujarat. [42] [43] [44] Chini Ka Rauza: Afzal Khan Shirazi: 1570 - 1639
For the Jats, the capture of Agra was an emotional moment. About 90 years ago, just a short distance away from the gate of this fort, Gokula was cut and thrown. Surajmal thus avenged himself. Jats ruled Agra for 13 years from 1761 to 1774. [7] On 18 February 1774, the Mughal Commander Mirza Najaf Khan re-captured Agra.