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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 ...
Fatehpur Sikri Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi pronunciation: [ˈfətɛɦpʊɾ ˈsiːkɾiː]) is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This constituency in Agra district came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the ...
Fatehpur is a city in the Sikar district of Indian state ... The livestock farm was constructed in October 2011 and was officially inaugurated by the local MLA ...
Buland Darwaza (lit. ' Exalted Gate '), or the "Door of victory", construction was started in 1573 by Mughal emperor Akbar to commemorate his victory over Gujarat.It is the main entrance to the Jama Masjid at Fatehpur Sikri, which is 43 km from Agra, India.
Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri, was built by Akbar the Great to commemorate his victory. Akbar's greatest architectural achievement was the construction of Fatehpur Sikri, his capital city near Agra at a trade and Jain pilgrimages. [13] [14] [15] The construction of the walled city was started in 1569 and completed in 1574.
Fatehpur Sikri Assembly constituency (Hindi pronunciation: [ˈfətɛɦpʊɾ ˈsiːkɾiː]) is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Agra district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Fatehpur Sikri Lok Sabha constituency .
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]
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 ...