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Population : 956,000
Distance : 194 kmfrom Delhi
Uttar Pradesh Historic Prespective
Travel to Agra isn't synonymous with just the Taj Mahal. The earliest reference towards the metropolis is discovered in the Hindu epic, Mahabharata, which refers to it as Agrabana - the city of paradise.
Even so, the city remained insignificant till Sikandar Lodi on the Delhi Sultanate created it his seat of power in 1505. It was here that Babur defeated the Rajput king Rana Sangha in the Battle of Khanua in 1527, to sow the seed from the Mughal Empire, which blossomed around the subsequent 200 a long time. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the sumptuous courts of Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan transformed Agra right into a sophisticated, luxurious, man-made paradise. Once the fortunes of the Mughals dwindled in the 18th century, the pre-eminence of Agra too declined.
Today, the town is really a bustling industrial and commercial hub, and the phrase 'Go to Agra' includes a distinct connotation. The reference would be to the psychiatric hospital in the region - the jocular implication becoming, that you should take a look at your psychological wellness.
Agra At A Glance
A go to the metropolis is like being transported back again in time. Situated on the banks of the Yamuna, its narrow crowded streets and boulevards are medieval in framework, while its bazaars are splashed with color and gaiety - which could be the hallmark of your city. All types of things, specially leather products, community handicrafts and imitation inlay work on marble (such as miniaturized Taj Mahals) jostle for shelf space within the stores.
Its pethas (pumpkin sweet), dalmoth (fried peas) and sumptuous Mughlai meals are really worth a try. The streets of Casablanca or Cairo could not happen to be extremely distinct inside the middle ages. Even though Muslims comprise just a tenth in the population of Agra today, the town retains its Islamic character, reminiscent from the time when it held centre-stage in Indian politics - during the halcyon days of the Mughal Empire.
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