359th Urs of Shah Jahan held in May

For the 359th year, Agra commemorated the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan with a three day celebration at the Taj Mahal marking the anniversary of the ruler’s death in a ceremony known as an Urs.

The Taj Mahal in Agra is marvel of Mughal architecture commissioned by Shah Jahan.Shah Jahan’s cenotaph (a gazebo-like memorial) was wrapped in a 2,400 foot-long muslin cloth, called a chadar, as part of the memorial celebration that opened the Taj to muslin cloth, called a chadar, as part of the memorial celebration that opened the Taj to the public for free during the ritual mourning period.



The Taj Mahal At SunrisePrince Yakub Habeebuddin Tusi of Hyderabad, who claims to be the heir of the last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, comes to the mourning ceremony annually on a prayer pilgrimage.

Shah Jahan ruled the Mughal Empire for 30 years before dying in 1666. His rule is considered the zenith of Mughal architecture, and his finest work, the Taj Mahal, was built as a memorial to his wife Mumtaz Mahal.

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Agra Fort: Explaining India History

Agra is one of the most famous places of the world because of the presence of first wonder of world called ‘Taj Mahal. But, Taj Mahal is not alone which makes Agra famous, there is a one more building which is witness of birth and establishment of Agra and is existing till today to be the witness of its development and that is Agra Fort. Agra Fort can also be said the elder sister of Taj because it was built long back before Taj. In the very beginning, Agra Fort was built by Chauhan Rajputs in the name of ‘Badalgarh’.

After Chauhan Rajputs, Agra Fort witnessed the reign of Sikandar Lodi who crowned Agra as the capital of country in 1517. After his death, his son Ibrahim Lodi ruled over country from Agra for 9 years. After the defeat of Ibrahim Lodi by Babur in the battle of Panipat, Agra Fort was introduced with Mughals. It was not built in the particular duration of time because who so ever won Agra and lived in Agra Fort made changes according to him. In starting it was completely made up of bricks but gradually in the reign of Akbar and till Shah Jahan it was adorned with red sandstone and then with white marble.

Situated at the bank of Yamuna, Agra is promulgated as the most beautiful place on the earth and attracts a large number of local and international tourists. People who flock to the historical city of India not only visit the city for Taj Mahal Tours, in fact various other historical monuments also prompt them to make their way, Agar Fort is one of them.

Located just 2.5 kilometers northwest from world's breathtaking historical monument Taj Mahal, also known as symbol of love, Agra Fort is also termed as UNESCO World Heritage Site and draws the attention of millions of foreign tourists who often seem to be more enthusiastic to get the exciting glimpse of it.

If we get in to history of Agra Fort, it reflects that the fort was owned by Sikarwar Rajputs. After that it was captured by Sultan of Delhi, Sikander Lodi who then shifted to the fort. After his death in 1517, his son named Ibrahim Lodi owned the fort since the long time. Unfortunately he was killed at Panipat war, broke out in 1526 and eventually the fort had been captured by Mughals with vast treasure. Babur, a Mughal emperor, made his stay at the fort for a long period and revamped it by building step wall, famously known as Baoli. Sher Shah was the brave king, who captured the fort from Mughal emperor Humayun and ruled for five years.

The fort was finally recaptured by Akbar in 1556 and Agra became capital once again. Besides that he introduced several changes in the fort with red sandstone and improvised its beauty. Sprawled over 94-acre (380,000 m), Agra Fort is surrounded by seventy feet high wall and offers the exciting glimpse of several other beautiful sites. Agra Fort In Agra also famous as an iconic structure and symbol of great architecture word during those periods. It stands on a circular base and provided four gates for four sides. Its one gate directly opens to the Yamuna River and other gates are separated for different directions.

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