View of the palace of Agra, from the river..

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View of the palace of Agra, from the river..

Splendourful view of the red fort with the river Yamuna in the foreground, pleople picking up some water.

ca. 1835

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Anonymus

Historical Description

Agra is a city in the western state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It was the capital of the Mughal Empire with interruptions from 1526 to 1648. The current city was laid out at the beginning of the 16th century by Sikandar Lodi, who also moved the capital of the Delhi Sultanate here. As part of Babur's conquest of the Sultanate, Agra fell to the Mughals in 1526. Babur stayed frequently in Agra and built the Ram Bagh, one of the first Mughal gardens. Agra's heyday began with the accession of Akbar (r. 1556–1605), who expanded the city, and lasted until the reign of Aurangzeb (r. 1658–1707). With the decline of the Mughal Empire, Agra also lost its importance.