About Agra

With an extreme significance, stands the history of Agra because of which now it is one of the prominent tourist destinations. While today Agra is famous for its Taj Mahal, there are many other attractions too in Agra and all these attractions is the result of the history once unfolded.

Agra had its found written in the famous epic Mahabharata. The forest of Agraban close to Mathura is with which it has been written. While Agra was founded by Badal Singh in 1475. Yet the first ruler of Agra was Sikandar Lodi the founder of Lodi Dynasty. In 1506 he made Agra his capital and since then this mesmerizing city has its significance. As he died a natural death in 1516, his throne was taken over by his son Ibrahim Lodi who flourished and established the city with the presence of the people. Since Agra is situated on the banks of river Yamuna, agriculture there was an easy job. As Babur founded Mughal Empire post his victory in the battle of Panipat in 1526, the Lodi Dynasty’s hold in Agra came to an end and so Agra was the new base for the Mughal Empire.

As the Babur was on throne, he built Aram Bagh in Agra which was the first Mughal architecture. Later post he died, the empire was taken over by Humayun and later post his death, Agra’s glory was enhanced by Akbar who had his rule in Agra. Besides just making the Agra Fort and other monuments, Akbar had the mixture of Hinduism and Islamic culture in his rule. He established his city named Fatehpur Sikri nearby Agra and his son Jahangir and his grandson Shah Jahan took Agra on greater heights. With the building of Taj Mahal by Shah Jahan in the memory of his wife, Agra got its true glory and charm. Yet as Shah Jahan shifted his capital to Shahjahanabad namely Old Delhi now. His son Aurangzeb shifted his capital to Aurangabad.

With the ignorance of the last few Mughal Emperors, Agra lost its significance and British took over Agra. Later in 1947 as India got Independence, quite a few years now city is known worldwide for housing three UNESCO World Heritage Sites and most importantly The magnificent Taj Mahal which one of the seven wonders of the world.