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Agra founded by Sikander Lodi (1504 AD)
Sultan Sikandar Lodī, the Ruler of the Delhi Sultanate founded Agra in the year 1504. After the Sultan's death the city passed on to his son Sulta...
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Dīn-i Ilāhī (1582 AD)
Agra is the birthplace of the religion known as Dīn-i Ilāhī, which flourished during the reign of Akbar. It was a syncretic religion with elements...
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Taj Mahal (1653 AD)
Completed in 1653, the Tāj Mahal was built by the Mughal king Shah Jahan as the final resting place for his beloved wife, Mumtāz Mahal. Finished i...
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Agra Famine (1837 AD - 1838 AD)
The Agra famine of 1837–1838 was a famine in the newly established North-Western Provinces of Company-ruled India that affected an area of 25,000 ...
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Books
The Complete Taj Mahal: and the Riverfront Gardens of Agra
Agra, the Architectural Heritage
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