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Tours to Agra

Take the Tours to Agra to know the rich cultural past of this historic city. The famed city of Taj, Agra has a rich historical background much older than the Mughals. The earliest mention of Agra is found in the epic Mahabharata where it is mentioned as Agravana. The city formed was the part of the Brij-Bhoomi, the famous land of Lord Krishna. It is believed that Raja Badal Singh established the city of Agra in 1475 AD. It was Ptolemy who first made the use of the modern name Agra. In the more recent history, the Afghan king, Sikander Lodi was the first king to make Agra its capital city in the 16th century AD.

On Tours to Agra, you will learn that Agra has the honor of being the proud capital of the mighty Mughals. Babur was the first Mughal king to build Agra as his capital. Since he did not rule for a long period of time, Babur was not able to make his contribution to the city in the form of architectural splendor like his successors. Babur, during his short period of rule, built a Persian styled square garden with trees; fruit-bearing trees; flowering plants; fountains and water channels all over the garden called the Aram Bagh, which later on corrupted to the Ram Bagh. Babur was buried in this garden when he died before his body was taken to Lahore.

Humayun, Babur's son and his successor ruled from Delhi. Humayun's son and successor, Akbar once again made Agra his capital and transformed a small town into an elaborate city with beautiful buildings. Akbar contributed the most in establishing of Agra as a city. Go on Tours to Agra to the Red Fort near the Taj Mahal and the Tomb of Akbar in Sikandra. On Tours to Agra, also visit the Fatehpur Sikri, the other eternal city established by Akbar before setting down at Agra.

Jahangir, Akbar's son succeeded him. He also ruled from Agra and made several additions in the Red Fort along with laying down of several ornamental gardens all across the city. Visit the greatest building of his period, the Itmad-ud-Daulah's Tomb on Tours to Agra. Patronized by his queen Noor Jahan, the tomb is the mausoleum of his father who was the minister in Jahangir's reign. Lovingly referred to as the Bay Taj, this tomb is considered the predecessor of the Taj Mahal.

Shah Jahan, Jahangir's son and successor was an avid builder. He ruled from Agra before shifting his capital to Delhi. Besides the additions and renovations in the Agra Fort, Shah Jahan made his greatest architectural contribution not just to the city of Agra but also to India and world was by constructing the Taj Mahal. Most of the times, people take Tours to Agra specifically to visit the Taj.

Shah Jahan was succeeded by his son Aurangzeb who shifted his capital from North India to Deccan. He was least interested in building activities and made very little contribution to the rich architectural history of the Mughals. After the decline of the Mughals, Agra was ruled by the Jats and then by the British.

Agra is an interesting place with lots of tourist attractions. On Tours to Agra, visit the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Toms of Itmad-ud-Daulah, Akbar's Tomb and Fatehpur Sikri.

Check out the following, on Tours to Agra:

 Taj Mahal

 Monuments in Agra

 Shopping in Agra

 Hotels in Agra

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