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    The Capture of Agra Fort ended a month-long siege by Maharaja Suraj Mal on 12 June 1761. After a one-month siege of Agra the Mughal army, led by Mirza...
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    The Agra Fort (Qila Agra) is a historical fort in the city of Agra, also known as Agra's Red Fort. Mughal emperor Humayun was crowned at this fort in 1530...
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    The Agra Metro is a rapid transit system in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. The metro is owned and operated by the Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC)...
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  • 000. Plunder of Old Delhi (1753) Capture of Agra (1761) Battle of Delhi (disambiguation) Hooja, Rima (2006). A History of Rajasthan. Rupa & Company. p. 736...
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    Najib ad-Dawlah (category Indian people of Afghan descent)
    lawful monarch.[citation needed] As the Administrator of Delhi and the imperial heartlands including Agra, Najib ad-Dawlah, was unsuccessful in halting the...
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    History of India. Also see the list of governors-general of India, list of prime ministers of India and list of years in India. Chronology of Tamil history...
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    Agra is a city in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 208. Agra was first settled in 1888, and...
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    decided to capture Agra Fort (which was closeby to the rich town of Agra) to re-establish his influence in Doaba region. On 3 May 1761 the army of Suraj Mal...
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  • Kandahari Begum (category Year of death unknown)
    the eldest child of her father, but the only child of her mother. She lies buried at Agra, in the center of the expansive garden at Agra founder by her...
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    Durrani, the founder of the Durrani Empire. Bhau, accompanied by his allies, arrived in Agra on July 14 but was forced to abandon his plan of negotiating with...
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  • and Agra being 715 miles and the distance between Ahmednagar and Agra being 700 miles, whoever reached the capital city of Agra first would capture the...
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    He captured the important Mughal city of Agra on 12 June 1761. He also melted the two silver doors of the famous Mughal monument Taj Mahal. Agra remained...
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    The Battle of Agra was a comparatively minor but nevertheless decisive action at the end of a prolonged siege during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. In the...
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    Sikandar Khan Lodi (category Sultans of the Lodi dynasty)
    moved his base to the newly established city of Agra, which was located closer to Gwalior. He captured Dholpur, and then marched against Gwalior, characterizing...
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    seized Agra, defeating the Mughals there and sent Khawas in pursuit of Humayun. The pursuit and flight of Humayun allowed Sher Shah to capture and enter...
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    vassal of Aurangzeb. Later, he agreed to meet Aurangzeb at Agra.[citation needed] However in Agra, Shivaji refused to bow to Aurangzeb. In retaliation, Aurangzeb...
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  • Gokula (redirect from Battle of Tilpat)
    near Agra Fort. Gokula Jat and supporters became martyrs. Gokula's son & daughter was made to convert to Islam by Aurangzeb. After his capture, Jat leader...
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    The Second Battle of Panipat was fought on 5 November 1556, between Akbar and the king of Delhi, Hemu. Hemu had conquered Delhi and Agra a few weeks earlier...
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    into four parts. As Delhi and Agra came under the rule of Ibrahim Shah Suri, only the territories from the vicinity of Agra to Bihar remained under Adil...
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    from Agra in spite of the numerical superiority of Ibrahim's army. Sikandar took possession of both Delhi and Agra. After losing Delhi and Agra, Ibrahim...
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    Shah Jahan (category People from Agra)
    Shahryar Mirza and crowned himself emperor in the Agra Fort. In addition to Shahryar, Shah Jahan executed most of his rival claimants to the throne. He commissioned...
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    Humayun succeeded in protecting Agra from Sher Shah, the second city of the Empire, Gaur the capital of the vilayat of Bengal, was sacked. Humayun's troops...
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    the fall of the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughals ruled from Agra, Sikri and Lahore, but the city once became the capital in 1648 during the rule of Shah Jahan...
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    reconquered Agra and Delhi following the death of Humayun, Akbar's young age and the lack of military assistance from the Mughal stronghold of Kabul—which...
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  • Delhi wrote to his masters who were camped at Jalandhar, that Hemu had captured Agra and intended to attack Delhi which could not be defended without reinforcements...
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    combined forces of Rana Khan and Jiwabadada defeated Ghulam and Ismail Beg, leading to the capture of Delhi. They proceeded to lay siege to the Agra fort, which...
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    Shah Alam II (category Emperors of the Mughal Empire)
    extended the Jat power in Northern India and captured the territory in Doab, Ballabgarh and Agra. Jats kept Agra fort and other territories closer to Delhi...
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    author Gulbadan Begum. Babur died in 1530 in Agra and Humayun succeeded him. Babur was first buried in Agra but, as per his wishes, his remains were moved...
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    Mariam-uz-Zamani (category Wives of Akbar)
    commissioned palaces for her in Fatehpur Sikri, Mandu, Lahore, and Agra. In Agra, her palace of residence is believed to be Jahangiri Mahal, constructed by Akbar...
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  • property at Jamuna Bagh, Agra. A few years later, he made a donation of one lakh rupees, then a fabulous amount, for the construction of a new Catholic school...
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