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'Fatehpur Sikri' or the city of victory is a town in the Agra District of Uttar Pradesh, India. The city was founded in 1569 by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, and served as the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1571 to 1585, when it was abandoned. After his military victories over Chittor and Ranthambore, Akbar decided to shift his capital from Agra to a new location 23 miles (37 km) west south-west, to honour the Sufi saint Salim Chishti. Here, he commenced the construction of a planned walled city, which took the next fifteen years in planning and construction, with a series of royal palaces, harem, courts, a mosque, private quarters and other utility buildings. He named the city Fatehabad, with Fateh, a word of Arabic origin in Persian, meaning "victorious." It was later called Fatehpur Sikri. It is at Fatehpur Sikri that the legends of Akbar and his famed courtiers, the nine jewels or Navaratnas, were born. Fatehpur Sikri is one of the best preserved examples of Mughal architecture in India.

Architecture

  • Buland Darwaza
  • Jama Masjid
  • Tomb of Salim Chishti
  • Diwan-i-Aam
  • Diwan-i-Khas
  • Ibadat Khana
  • Mariam-uz-Zamani's Palace
  • Anup Talao
  • Naubat Khana
  • Hiran Minar
  • Birbal's House
  • Panch Mahal

Demographics

Fatehpur Sikri has a population of 28,757. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Fatehpur Sikri has an average literacy rate of 46%, lower than the national average of 74%; male literacy is 57%, and female literacy is 34%. In Fatehpur Sikri, 59% of the population is under 6 years of age.


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    Diwan-i-Khas

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    Panch Mahal

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    Birbal Bhavan

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    Astrologer's seat

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    Anup Talao


Images for kids

  • Kos Minar 793

    Kos Minar#793 at 12-mile on Agra-Fatehpur Sikri Road section of National Highway 21

  • General Plan of Fatehpur Sikri City India 1917

    General plan of Fatehpur Sikri city in 1917.

  • Jama Masjid-Sikri-Fatehpur Sikri-India0008

    Jama Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri

  • Fatehpur Sikiri Salim Chishti Tomb 2010

    Tomb of Salim Chishti in Jama Masjid courtyard, Fatehpur Sikri

  • Panch Mahal-Fatehpur-Fatehpur Sikri India0014

    Panch Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri

  • Hiran Minar FatehpurSikri

    Hiran Minar, Fatehpur Sikri

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    Buland Darwaza

  • Fatehpur Sikri near Agra 2016-03 img05

    Buland Darwaza backside.

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    King's Gate

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    Palace of Akbar's favorite consort, Queen Mariam-uz-Zamani

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    Diwan-i-Khas

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    Mariam-uz-Zamani's kitchen

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    Akbar's Harem Complex

  • Panoramic vie of Fahpur Sikri Palace

    Panoramic view of Fatehpur Sikri Palace

See also

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