GK
INDIAS HERITAGE
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Aurangjeb
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Humayun
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Jahangir
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Shahjahan
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Red Fort Complex was built as the palace fort of Shahjahanabad – the new capital of the fifth Mughal Emperor of India, Shah Jahan. Named for its massive enclosing walls of red sandstone, it is adjacent to an older fort, the Salimgarh, built by Islam Shah Suri in 1546, with which it forms the Red Fort Complex.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Red Fort was built by the famous Mughal ruler Shah Jahan in the year 1648. The foundation stone was laid in 1639, and it took almost nine years to be fully constructed. The fort is made up of red sandstone and marble, which makes it unique among other historical monuments.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Agra Fort is a historical fort in the city of Agra and also known as Agra’s Red Fort. Built by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1565 and completed in 1573, it served as the main residence of the rulers of the Mughal Dynasty until 1638, when the capital was shifted from Agra to Delhi.