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Delhi/Agra/Fatehpur Sikri
There are many reasons why the people of northern India can be proud of their city. The Mughal Empire was one of the largest centralized states known in pre-modern world history. For nearly one hundred and seventy years (1556-1719) the Mughal Empire remained a dynamic, centralized, complex organization. First, a little background information of the Mughals, the people of northern India, the people’s religion and their ruler. The Mughals were Muslims from Persia and Afghanistan whom invaded India from the north. The great ruler, Akbar, was born in the city of Delhi, but, moved to Agra. This is when the Empire of Agra began. When Akbar moved to Agra in 1565, he built a fortress which was called Lal Qila which means Red Fort. They called it the Red Fort because of the colour the bricks that were used to construct the fortress. It took eight years to build with the help of about four thousand people. Inside were private and public apartments and there’s a hall call the Diwan-i-am used for public audiences (Red Fort). What was interesting of the hall were that some parts of the hall were hand made carvings from Italy (Red Fort). The City of Agra was established in 1566 and it began the center of culture and scholarship. (Agra) In 1580, a Jesuit man, Father Manserrate, had visited Agra. He mentions the mild climate, fertile soil, the great river, beautiful gardens, and it’s fame that spread to the end of the earth, and large size. What Father Manserrate meant is that Agra had most necessities and conveniences of human life that can be obtained here. Not only did they have the necessities of life, but the population had a lot of artisans, iron-workers and gold smiths. It was also a rich city because of the large amounts of gold and silver in the area. Babar, the son great grandson of Tamerlane, came to India and invaded Northern India from Ibrahim Lodi the last head of the... Please login to view comments from other users.
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