Fatehepur sikri Fatehpur Sikri (Hindi: फ़तेहपुर सीकरी‚ Urdu: فتحپور سیکری) is a city and a municipal board in Agra district in the state ofUttar Pradesh‚ India. The city was founded in 1569 by the Mughal emperor Akbar‚ and served as the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1571 to 1585.[1] After his military victories over Chittor and Ranthambore‚ Akbar decided to shift his capital from Agra to a new location 23 miles (37 km) W.S.W on the Sikri ridge‚ to honor the Sufi saint Salim Chishti. Here he commenced
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INCREDIBLE INDIA INDIA is the cradle of world’s oldest civilization‚ a country name that is derived from Indus‚ a civilisation which was socially‚ economically‚ democratically advanced and sovereign. India is known for ancient culture and traditions. It is because ‚ if we travel through every 200km we may find changes in peoples food habits‚culture‚language and tradition.it is multi religious phenomenon not found in any of the world.we are known for our peaceful style of laugh carefully adjusting
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I’timad-ud-Daula‚ wazir of emperor Jehangir. She was born in 1593 and died in 1631‚ during the birth of her fourteenth child at Burhanpur. Her mortal remains were temporarily buried in the Zainabad garden. Six months later‚ her body was transferred to Agra to be finally enshrined in the crypt of the main tomb of the Taj Mahal. The Taj Mahal is the mausoleum of both Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan. Victoria Memorial Victoria Memorial‚ one of India’s most beautiful monuments‚ represent a unique combination
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It stands on the bank of river Yamuna. The whole structure is made of Red stone. The fort was built by Shahjahan - the Mughal King who also built the famous Taj Mahal - in 1648. Shahjahan called it the Uru-Muhalla. Shahjahan shifted his capital from Agra to Delhi and Red Fort was the new capital. Lal Quila stands at the eastern side of Shahjahanabad and the very name of "Lal Quila" comes from the huge wall that encloses the whole structure. The wall is 2.5 km long and the height varies from 16 meters
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Project Name: CONSTRUCTION OF TAJMAHAL AT AGRA‚ INDIA Introduction: The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife‚ Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world ’s heritage". Background: It was in the memory of his beloved wife that Shah Jahan built a magnificent monument as a tribute to
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Short Paragraphs 1. Moon The Moon is a barren‚ rocky world without air and water. It has dark lava plain on its surface. The Moon is filled wit craters. It has no light of its own. It gets its light from the Sun. The Moo keeps changing its shape as it moves round the Earth. It spins on its axis in 27.3 days stars were named after the Edwin Aldrin were the first ones to set their foot on the Moon on 21 July 1969 They reached the Moon in their space craft named Apollo II. 2. Sun The sun is a huge
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greatest Mughals. His reign has been called the Golden Age of the Mughals and one of the most prosperous ages of Indian civilization. Like Akbar‚ he was eager to expand his vast empire. In 1658‚ he fell ill and was confined by his son Emperor Aurangzeb in Agra Fort until his death in 1666. Unlike his father and his grandfather‚ Shah Jahan was an orthodox and pious Muslim. Upon his accession‚ he adopted new policies which canonically reversed Akbar’s generally liberal treatment of non-Muslims. In 1633‚ his
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Final Report STUDY ON COUNTER MAGNET AREAS TO DELHI & NCR 2 MIGRATION STUDY OF DELHI & NCR 2.1 POPULATION GROWTH IN NCR AND ITS SUB-REGIONS The population of NCR has increased from 111 lakh in 1961 to 371 lakh in 2001. The decadal growth has continuously increased from 32.43 percent in 1961-71 to 37.69 percent in 1981-91 and slightly reduced to 35.40 percent during last decade i.e. 1991-2001. The share of NCTDelhi sub-region in total population of NCR has steadily increased from 23.95
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The Mughal emperor Shajahan built it with the ambition of concentrating the Mughal power in one monument. Monument is perhaps not the right word. A mini-city is more like it. Unfortunately for the emperor‚ before he could move his capital from Agra to Shahjahanabad in Delhi‚ he was taken a political prisoner by his son Aurangazeb. The fort is a delight to one’s imagination. Imagine the Naqqar Khana (Drum room) also called Naubat Khana (Welcome Room)‚ where once drums loudly heralded the arrival
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Taj Mahal‚ Agra Built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in 1631‚ in memory of his wife Mumtaz‚ the Taj Mahal is one of the top 7 wonders of the world. Golden Temple‚ Amritsar The Golder Temple (Harmandir Sahib/Darbar Sahib)‚ is the holiest shrine of Sikhism. Guru Ram Das Ji founded the city of Amritsar in the 16th centurywhen it was constructed. An active place of worship for Sikhs‚ the Harmandir Sahib is also visited by people from other religion. Mysore Palace The Palace of Mysore was
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