AGRAFORT

Agra Fort located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is about 2.5 km northwest of its more famous monument, the Taj Mahal . Agra Fort was originally a brick fort , held by the Hindu Sikarwar Rajputs . The 94acre (380,000 m2) forthas a semicircular plan, its chord lies parallel to the river and its walls are seventy feet high . Double ramparts have massive circular bastions at intervals , with battlements , embrasures, machicolations and string courses. Four gates were provided on its four sides, one Khizri gate opening on to the river. Two of the fort's gates are notable: the "Delhi Gate" and the "LahoreGate." Sitesandstructures: 1.AnguriBagh(GrapeGarden):85square,geometricallyarrangedgardens

2.DiwaniAm(HallofPublicAudience):wasusedtospeaktothepeopleandlistentopetitionersand oncehousedthePeacockThrone

3.DiwaniKhas(HallofPrivateAudience):wasusedtoreceivekingsanddignitary,featuresblackthrone ofJehangir 4.GoldenPavilions(JahanAraPavilionandRoshanAraPavilion):beautifulpavilionswithroofsshaped liketheroofsofBengalihuts 5.JahangiriMahal:builtbyAkbarforhissonJehangir

6.KhasMahal:whitemarblepalace,oneofthebestexamplesofpaintingonmarble

7.MacchiBhawan(FishEnclosure)grandenclosureforharemfunctions,oncehadpoolsandfountains

8.MinaMasjid(HeavenlyMosque)privatemosqueusedbymujahara

9.MotiMasjid(PearlMosque)mosquebuiltforusebymembersofroyalcourt

10.MusammanBurj:alarge,octagonaltowerwithabalconyfacingtheTajMahal

11.TakhtiJahangir:ThroneofJahangir

12.NaginaMasjid(GemMosque):mosquedesignedfortheladiesofthecourt 13.NaubatKhana(DrumHouse):aplacewheretheking'smusiciansplayed

14.RangMahal:wheretheking'swivesandmistresseslived

15.ShahiBurj:ShahJahan'sprivateworkarea

16.ShahJahaniMahal:ShahJahan'sfirstattemptatmodificationoftheredsandstonepalace

17.SheeshMahalorShishMahal(MirrorPalace):royaldressingroomfeaturingtinymirrorlikeglass mosaicdecorations,anddrumsbuiltintothewalls

18.ZenanaMinaBazaar(LadiesBazaar):rightnexttothebalcony,whereonlyfemalemerchantssoldwares

History
1080Ghaznavideforcecapturedit 1517SikandarLodidiedinfort 1526AftertheFirstBattleofPanipat,Mughalscapturedthefortandavasttreasurewhichincludeda diamondlaterknownastheKohiNoordiamond 1530TheemperorHumayunwascrownedhere 1540HumayunwasdefeatedinBilgramSherShahandhisdescendants heldthefortforfifteenyears 1555Humanyunrecaptureditforsometime 1558AkbarmadeithiscapitalandarrivedinAgraHishistorian,Abdul Fazal,recordedthatthiswasabrickfortknownas'Badalgarh'.Itwas inaruinedconditionandAkbarhaditrebuiltwithredsandstonefrom BarauliareainRajasthan.Architectslaidthefoundationandit wasbuiltwithbricksintheinnercorewithsandstoneonexternal surfaces.Some1,444,000buildersworkedonitforeightyears, completingitin1573. 1666ShivajiMaharajcametoAgraasperthe"PurandarTreaty"enteredintowithMirzaRaje JaisinghtometAurangzebintheDiwaniKhas 1857ThefortwasthesiteofabattleduringtheIndianrebellionof1857

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