Agra And Fatehpur Sikri Weekand Trip

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Agra is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, home to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, and Red Fort. When Agra was originally mentioned in the epic Mahabharata, it was known as Agrevana. Sultan Sikandar Lodi was the first to move his capital from Delhi to Agra in 1504. After his death in 1517, Ibrahim Lodi, his son, ruled without interruption until 1526, when he lost to Babur, the Mughal Emperor, in the first Battle of Panipat. The Mughal monarchs ruled from Agra as their capital from 1526 to 1658. The Mughal Empire's capital, Akbarabad, remained to exist during the reigns of Emperors Akbar, Jahangir, and Shah Jahan. Thanks to Shah Jahan, Delhi is currently the capital. The city is home to a large number of historical sites, mausoleums, mosques, tombs, and old temples. Apart from the Taj Mahal, some other important sites in Agra are the Agra Fort, the Tomb of Akbar, Sikandra, Fatehpur Sikri, Jama Masjid, Swami Bagh Samadhi, and Ram Bagh. The city is renowned for its unique traditional dances, music, paintings, and needlework. Agra is well known for its leather items, magnificent carpets, jewelry crafted from gold and silver, and handicrafts such as zari and marble inlay and stone carvings.