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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 ...
A procession of Akharas march over the Ganges River during the Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj in 2001.. Prayagraj, [1] also known as Ilahabad or Allahabad in an anglicized version in Roman script, [2] and anciently Prayag, is a city situated on an inland peninsula, surrounded by the rivers Ganges and Yamuna on three sides, with only one side connected to the mainland Doab region, of which it is a part.
Allahabad Fort: 1583: Allahabad Fort was built by Emperor Ashoka but repaired by Emperor Akbar in 1583. [5] The fort stands on the banks of the Yamuna near the confluence with the river Ganges. It is the largest fort built by Akbar. In its prime, the fort was unrivaled for its design, construction and craftsmanship.
The Allahabad Pillar is a stambha, containing one of the pillar edicts of Ashoka, erected by Ashoka, emperor of the Maurya dynasty, who reigned in the 3rd century BCE. While it is one of the few extant pillars that carry Ashokan edicts, [3] it is particularly notable for containing later inscriptions attributed to the Gupta emperor Samudragupta (4th century CE). [4]
Prayagraj (/ ˈ p r eɪ ə ˌ ɡ r ɑː dʒ, ˈ p r aɪ ə-/; ISO: Prayāgarāja), formerly Allahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. [8] [9] It is the administrative headquarters of the Prayagraj district, the most populous district in the state and 13th most populous district in India and the Prayagraj division.
The building of Allahabad Public Library was built. [40] State Police Headquarters established in the city. [40] Chandrashekhar Azad Park was built. [40] 1871.
Khusro Bagh is a large walled garden and burial complex located in muhalla Khuldabad, close to the Prayagraj Junction railway station, in Prayagraj, India.It is roughly 6 km from the Akbar fort (built-in r. 1556–1605).
It was built in 1871 for Syed Ahmad Khan, the 19th century Indian Muslim leader and educationist, at the behest of the then Lieutenant Governor of the NWP (North West provinces) William Muir. The latter often took the advice of Syed Ahmad Khan in administrative matters which necessitated Khan's presence in Allahabad.