INDIAN HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following Mughal Emperors shifted his imperial court and residence from Agra to Sikri, later renamed as Fatehpur Sikri?
A
Akbar
B
Jahangir
C
Shahjahan
D
Aurangzeb
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Akbar . Fatehpur Sikri is a town in the Agra District of Uttar Pradesh, India. Fatehpur Sikri was founded as the capital of the Mughal Empire in 1571 by Emperor Akbar.

Detailed explanation-2: -37 kms from Agra is built a city predominantly in Red Sandstone and is called Fatehpur Sikri. This town was built by the Mughal Emperor, Akbar. He had planned this city as his capital but shortage of water compelled him to abandon the city.

Detailed explanation-3: -Akbar has shifted his capital from agra to fatehpur, but due to drinking water issue, he had to leave this place. One of the must visit near to agra and most visited after tajmahal and agra fort.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sultan Sikandar Lodi who moved his capital from Delhi to Agra in the year 1506. The first Mughal emperor to crown Agra as the capital of Mughal empire was Akbar in the year 1526. The capital of the Mughal empire was changed from Agra to Delhi by Shah Jahan in the year 1638.

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