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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 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 railway station is a small railway station in Agra district, Uttar Pradesh. [1] [2] Its code is FTS. It serves Fatehpur Sikri city. The station consists of two platforms. The platforms are not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation. [3] [2]
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 .
number Constituency name Reserved for ... Fatehpur Sikri: 91 Fatehpur Sikri: None 359,005 ... Code of Conduct; Developers; Statistics;
Fatehpur district includes several towns which are culturally significant. Ghazipur is an ancient town that was visited by the Chinese monk Huan Tsuang in the mid-600s. It includes numerous historic structures and sites including Paina Quila (fort), Ghazipur Quila (fort; now a police station), Dargah (tomb), Tuglaki Masjid (mosque), and ...
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 ...
Chhatris up close at Bada Bagh, Rajasthan Chhatri set atop each corner of the Hall of Audience in Fatehpur Sikri palace complex. Chhatri are semi-open, elevated, dome-shaped pavilions used as an element in Indo-Islamic architecture [1] and Indian architecture. They are most commonly square, octagonal, and round. [2]