Fatehpur Sikri

Fatehpur Sikri
UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid
Diwan-i-Khas – Haw o Private Audience
CriteriaCultural: ii, iii, iv
Reference255
Inscription1986 (10t Session)
Coordinates27°05′28″N 77°39′40″E / 27.091°N 77.661°E / 27.091; 77.661Coordinates: 27°05′28″N 77°39′40″E / 27.091°N 77.661°E / 27.091; 77.661
Fatehpur Sikri is located in Uttar Pradesh
Fatehpur Sikri
Location o Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh
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Fatehpur Sikri (Hindi: फ़तेहपुर सीकरी, Urdu: فتحپور سیکری‎) is a ceety an a municipal board in Agra district in the state o Uttar Pradesh, Indie. The ceety wis foondit in 1569 bi the Mughal emperor Akbar, an served as the caipital o the Mughal Empire frae 1571 tae 1585.[1] Efter his military victories ower Chittor an Ranthambore, Akbar decidit tae shift his caipital frae Agra tae a new location 23 mile (37 km) W.S.W on the Sikri ridge, tae honor the Sufi saunt Salim Chishti.

  1. "Imperial Gazetteer of India". Digital South Asia Library. Oxford. pp. 84–85. Retrieved 4 November 2012. |chapter= ignored (help)

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