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Agra Fort is located (270 10’ 47’’N & 780 1’ 22’’ E) on the right
bank of the river Yamuna in the city of
Agra in Uttar Pradesh. It is
one of the most important and robustly built stronghold of the Mughals,
embellished with number of richly decorated buildings encompassing the
imposing Mughal style of art and architecture. It was constructed by
the third Mughal emperor Akbar on the remains of an ancient site known
as Badalgarh. Sikandar Lodi (1487-1517) was the first Sultan of Delhi
to shift his capital from Delhi to Agra. After Sikandar Lodi who died
in 1517, his son Ibrahim Lodi held the fort for 9 years until he was
defeated and killed in the battle of Panipat in 1526. Several palaces,
wells and a mosque were built in the fort during the Lodi period. Monuments of India - Brought to you by
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