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Agra
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This article is about the municipality in Uttar Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Agra district.
For other uses, see Agra (disambiguation). Agra
आगरा | — city — | The Taj Mahal in Agra | Nickname(s): Akbarabad | Agra | Coordinates: 27.18°N 78.02°ECoordinates: 27.18°N 78.02°E | Country | India | State | Uttar Pradesh | District | Agra | Area | • city | 188.40 km2 (72.74 sq mi) | Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) | Population (2010) | • city | 1,686,976 | • Rank | 19 | • Density | 8,954/km2 (23,190/sq mi) | • Metro | 1,727,275 | Languages | • Official | Hindi | Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) | PIN | 282 X | Telephone code | 91(562) | Website | agra.nic.in |
Agra, the former capital of Hindustan, is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is 363 kilometers (226 mi) west of the state capital, Lucknow, and 200 kilometers (124 mi) south of the national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 (2010 est.), it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most populous in India. Agra can also refer to the administrative district that has its headquarters in Agra city.
The city is mentioned in the epic Mahabharata, where it was called Agrevaṇa ("the border of the forest"). Legend ascribes the founding of the city to Raja Badal Singh, a Sikarwar Rajput king (c. 1475), who’s fort, Badalgarh, stood on or near the site of the present fort. However, the 11th century Persian poet Mas 'ūd Sad Salman writes of a desperate assault on the fortress of Agra, then held by the Shāhī King Jayapala, by Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni.[3] Sultan Sikandar Lodī was the first to move his capital from Delhi to Agra in 1506. He died in 1517 and his son, Ibrāhīm Lodī, remained in power there for nine more years, finally being defeated at the Battle of Panipat in 1526.[4]
Agra
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the municipality in Uttar Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Agra district.
For other uses, see Agra (disambiguation). Agra
आगरा | — city — | The Taj Mahal in Agra | Nickname(s): Akbarabad | Agra | Coordinates: 27.18°N 78.02°ECoordinates: 27.18°N 78.02°E | Country | India | State | Uttar Pradesh | District | Agra | Area | • city | 188.40 km2 (72.74 sq mi) | Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) | Population (2010) | • city | 1,686,976 | • Rank | 19 | • Density | 8,954/km2 (23,190/sq mi) | • Metro | 1,727,275 | Languages | • Official | Hindi | Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) | PIN | 282 X | Telephone code | 91(562) | Website | agra.nic.in |
Agra, the former capital of Hindustan, is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is 363 kilometers (226 mi) west of the state capital, Lucknow, and 200 kilometers (124 mi) south of the national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 (2010 est.), it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most populous in India. Agra can also refer to the administrative district that has its headquarters in Agra city.
The city is mentioned in the epic Mahabharata, where it was called Agrevaṇa ("the border of the forest"). Legend ascribes the founding of the city to Raja Badal Singh, a Sikarwar Rajput king (c. 1475), who’s fort, Badalgarh, stood on or near the site of the present fort. However, the 11th century Persian poet Mas 'ūd Sad Salman writes of a desperate assault on the fortress of Agra, then held by the Shāhī King Jayapala, by Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni.[3] Sultan Sikandar Lodī was the first to move his capital from Delhi to Agra in 1506. He died in 1517 and his son, Ibrāhīm Lodī, remained in power there for nine more years, finally being defeated at the Battle of Panipat in 1526.[4]
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