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Fatehpur Sikri (Hindi: [ˈfətɛɦpʊɾ ˈsiːkɾiː]) is a town in the Agra District of Uttar Pradesh, India. Situated 35.7 kilometres (22.2 mi) from the district headquarters of Agra , [ 3 ] Fatehpur Sikri itself was founded as the capital of the Mughal Empire in 1571 by Emperor Akbar , serving this role from 1571 to 1585, when Akbar ...
Birbal was said to have received a two-storey house in Fatehpur Sikri within the palace complex, built close to Akbar's own chambers. He was said to enjoy having Birbal by his side and he was the only courtier to reside within the palace complex. [6] One of the seven gates is known as "Birbal's gate". [6]
The Ibādat Khāna (House of Worship) was a meeting house built in 1575 CE by the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 1556–1605) at Fatehpur Sikri to gather spiritual/religious leaders of different religious grounds (and beliefs) so as to conduct a discussion and debates on the teachings of the respective religious leaders (if any). [1]
Agra-Fatehpur Sikri Road,Mile 09,Furlong 04: Agra Kos Minar: N-UP-A34 Kos Minar Agra-Fatehpur Sikri Road, Mile 11, Fag 01: Agra Kos Minar: N-UP-A35 Kos Minar Agra-Fatehpur Sikri Road, Mile12,Furlong 07: Agra Kos Minar: N-UP-A36 Kos Minar Agra-Fatehpur Sikri Road, Mile 15, Furlong 02: Agra Kos Minar: N-UP-A37 Kos Minar Agra-Fatehpur Sikri Road ...
Akbar shifted his capital from Agra to Fatehpur Sikri in acknowledgement of his faith in the efficacy of the holy man's prayer, Sheikh Salim Chisti, whose blessings he sought for the birth of an heir to his empire. [15] The construction in Sikri started in 1569 and a grand palace was established for the empress and her newborn son, prince Salim ...
[7] [8] Akbar's courts at Delhi, Agra, and Fatehpur Sikri attracted holy men of many faiths, poets, architects, and artisans, and become known as centres of the arts, letters, and learning. [9] On 3 October 1605, Akbar fell ill from an attack of dysentery, from which he never recovered. He is believed to have died on 26 October 1605.
This led to the creation of the Ibādat Khāna ("House of Worship") at Fatehpur Sikri in 1575, which invited theologians, poets, scholars, and philosophers from all religious denominations, including Christians, Hindus, Jains, and Zoroastrians.
The city came to be known as Fatehpur Sikri, the "City of Victory", after Akbar's victorious Gujarat campaign in 1573. A daughter of Sheikh Salim Chishti was the foster mother of Emperor Jahangir. The emperor was deeply attached to his foster mother, as reflected in the Jahangirnama [ 3 ] and he was extremely close to her son Qutb-ud-din Khan ...