Overview

Agra is one of the most popular tourist places in the World with three UNESCO World Heritage monuments – Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri & Red Fort. Agra was first mentioned in the noble Mahabharata, where it was called Agrevana. Sultan Sikandar Lodi was the first person to move his capital in 1504 from Delhi to Agra. After his death in 1517, his son Ibrahim Lodi perpetual to rule, until his loss in the first battle of Panipat at the hands of the Mughal Emperor Babur in 1526. Agra has become the capital of the Mughal Emperors from 1526 to 1658. It was known as Akbarabad and remained the capital of the Mughal Empire under the Emperors Akbar, Jahangir, and Shah Jahan. Shah Jahan has shifted the capital to Delhi. The city houses many ancient temples, forts, mausoleums, mosques, tombs and historical monuments. Apart from the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Akbar’s Tomb, Sikandra, Fatehpur Sikri, Jama Masjid, Swami Bagh Samadhi and Ram Bagh are the other important monuments in Agra. The city has its different style of traditional paintings, folk music, folk dances, and embroideries. Agra is famous for its leather products, gold, and silver jewellery, beautiful carpets, and handicrafts, such as marble, zari zardozi and stone carving and inlay work.