Question

Write a note on the following:

Fatehpur Sikri

Answer 1

1. Fatehpur Sikri is a town in the Agra District in Uttar Pradesh.
2. The city was founded as the capital of the Mughal empire in 1571 by Emperor Akbar.
3. Fatehpur Sikri means the city of victory.
4. The Buland Darwaza was built in honor of his success
5. The city was built massively and preferably with red sandstone.
6. The city’s architecture reflects both the Hindu and Muslim forms of domestic architecture popular in India at that time. Buland Darwaza, Jama masjid, Tomb of Salim Chirti, Panch Mahal, Naubat-khana, Birbal’s House, Hiran Minar and other buildings are seen here.