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Agra (/ ˈɑːɡrə / AH-grə; Hindi: [ˈaːɡɾaː] ⓘ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about 230 kilometres (140 mi) south-east of the national capital Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is the fourth-most populous city in Uttar ...
The Taj Mahal (/ ˌtɑːdʒ məˈhɑːl, ˌtɑːʒ -/ TAHJ mə-HAHL, TAHZH -, Hindi: [taːdʒ ˈmɛɦ (ɛ)l]; lit. 'Crown of the Palace') is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was commissioned in 1631 by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (r. 1628–1658) to house 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 abandoned it ...
Rajasthan (/ rɑːdʒəˈstɑːn /; Hindi: [raːdʒəsˈtʰaːn] ⓘ; lit. 'Land of Kings') [12] is a state in northwestern India. [13][14][15] It covers 342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi) or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population.
Agra division. Agra division is one of the 18 administrative geographical units of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It contains 4 districts i.e. Agra, Firozabad, Mainpuri and Mathura districts. [ 1] The population of Agra Division was 11,304,646 as of 2011 census. [ 2] Agra city is the headquarters of this division.
Agra division which consists of four districts, and is headed by the divisional commissioner of Agra, who is an IAS officer, the commissioner is the head of local government institutions (including municipal corporations) in the division, is in charge of infrastructure development in his division, and is also responsible for maintaining law and order in the division.
The Agra Fort (Qila Agra) is a historical fort in the city of Agra, also known as Agra's Red Fort. Mughal emperor Humayun was crowned at this fort in 1530. It was later renovated by the Mughal emperor Akbar from 1565 and the present-day structure was completed in 1573. It served as the main residence of the rulers of the Mughal dynasty until ...
Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar[ 9 ] (15 October 1542 [ a ] – 27 October 1605), [ 12 ][ 13 ][ 14 ] popularly known as Akbar the Great, [ 15 ] and also as Akbar I (Persian pronunciation: [ak.baɾ]), [ 16 ] was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, under a regent, Bairam Khan, who ...