Agra in History

Babur, a warrior with an Islamic Persian background, invades Hindu India, he takes Delhi and Agra and makes Agra his capital

Babur, a warrior with an Islamic Persian background, invades Hindu India, he takes Delhi and Agra and makes Agra his capital

Babur, a warrior with an Islamic Persian background, invades Hindu India, he takes Delhi and Agra and makes Agra his capital

Babur, a warrior with an Islamic Persian background, invades Hindu India, he takes Delhi and Agra and makes Agra his capital

Akbar ends Bairam Khan's regency and begins exercising direct personal authority over the Mughal Empire.

Akbar's court is influenced by Maham Anga and her faction

Akbar prohibits the enslavement of prisoners captured during warfare.

Maham Anga's political influence ends as Akbar increasingly exercises authority in his own right.

Akbar abolishes the tax imposed on Hindu pilgrims, advancing a broader policy of reducing religious distinctions within imperial administration.

Akbar abolishes the pilgrimage tax imposed on Hindu pilgrims.

Akbar develops a policy of conciliation toward non-Muslim subjects as he consolidates imperial authority.

Akbar abolishes the jizya tax on non-Muslims, a major measure in his developing policy of religious accommodation.

Akbar abolishes the jizya tax on non-Muslim subjects as part of his policy of religious conciliation.

Akbar has the Red Fort built in Agra along the Yamuna River

Jahangir marries Mehr-un-Nissa, later titled Nur Jahan, who becomes an exceptionally influential figure at the Mughal court.

Shah Jahan begins construction of the Taj Mahal as the monumental mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.

Shah Jahan becomes seriously ill, triggering uncertainty over the Mughal succession and rivalry among his sons.

Imprisons his brother Shah Jahan at Agra

Aurangzeb, son of Shah Jahan, overthrew his father and locked him up in the Jasmine tower

With his succession secured, Aurangzeb keeps Shah Jahan under house arrest at the Red Fort in Agra. Aurangzeb, son of Shah Jahan, overthrew his father and locked him up in the Jasmine tower

Shivaji is placed under guarded confinement at Agra after a tense audience with the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.

Shivaji escapes from Mughal custody at Agra and eventually returns safely to the Deccan.

Death of Jahan

Farrukhsiyar's supporters defeat Jahandar Shah's forces near Agra, opening the way to the Mughal throne.

Jahandar Shah is defeated near Agra by forces supporting Farrukhsiyar and is later captured.

Jahandar Shah is defeated in battle at Agra by Farrukhsiyar, his nephew the second son of Azim-ush-shan, with the support of the Saiyid Brothers

Jahandar Shah is defeated in battle at Agra by Farrukhsiyar, his nephew the second son of Azim-ush-shan, with the support of the Saiyid Brothers

Jahandar Shah is defeated in battle at Agra by Farrukhsiyar, his nephew the second son of Azim-ush-shan, with the support of the Saiyid Brothers

Vajpayee meets Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf at the Agra Summit, though the talks end without a formal agreement.