The city of Agra was founded by Sikander Lodi of Delhi Sultanate in 1504. He shifted his capital from Delhi to Agra. The present day Agra fort was built by the Mughals. Emperor Akbar renovated the fort with red sandstone and his grandson Shah Jahan added the pearl mosque, Khas Mahal, Shish Mahal, Diwan-i-Khas and Diwan-i-Am. Nagina Masjid was built under the reign of Aurangzeb.
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The official residence of the emperor of the Mughal Empire was at Agra Fort.
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The wife of Mughal Emperor ShahJahan. Noor Jahan.
The Mughal emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is located in Agra, India.
Emperor Shah Jahan (1628-1658) built a beautiful mausoleum for his favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal on the banks of River Yamuna at Agra, India. It is one of the seven wonders of the World.
The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum built during the 17th century in memory of Arjumand Banu Bagamin Agra, the wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
The Rambagh or Aram Bagh, the first Mughal Garden in India, was built by Emperor Babur in 1528.
The first capital of the Mughal Empire in India was Agra. Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire, established Agra as the capital in 1526 after his victory in the First Battle of Panipat. Later, the Mughal capital was moved to Delhi by his grandson, Emperor Akbar, in 1556. Delhi remained the primary capital of the Mughal Empire for much of its existence.
Shah Jahan died on 22 January 1666 at Agra. He was the fifth Mughal Emperor. He was imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb in 1658 at Agra fort where he spent 8 years in confinement. He died at the age of 74 after a reign of 30 years.
Shah Jahan shifted the capital of the Mughal Empire from Agra to Delhi.
The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum in Agra, India. It was built in the seventeenth century by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is universally admired for its beauty.