Location: Fatehpur Sikri
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Things to do in Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh: The Best Ancient Ruins
Fatehpur Sikri is a town in the Agra District of Uttar Pradesh, India. The city itself was founded as the capital of Mughal Empire in 1571 by Emperor Akbar, serving this role from 1571 to 1585, when Akbar abandoned it due to a campaign in Punjab and was later completely abandoned in 1610.
Restaurants in Fatehpur Sikri
1. Samosa Mahal
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4.5 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By Indiana_Jonesse - San Francisco, United States
Perhaps they named this samosa because it resembles the triangular shape of the snack named samosa. It is one of the houses of the great Akbar ruler.
2. Caravan Sarai
3. The Fort Wall
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4.0 based on 15 reviews
Reviewed By ansari4me - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Fatehpur Sikri Fort is accessed through gates along the 5 miles long fort wall, Beginning from Delhi Darwaza in Sikri village, and moving westward, lay the city's gateways, the Lal (Red) Gate, Akbarabad (Agra) Gate, the Suraj (Sun) Gate or Birbal Gate, the Ghandar (Moon) Gate, and the Dholpur Gate or Gwalior Darwazas. Beyond these, further to the west, are the Tehrah (Crooked) Gate, Chor Gate (Thief) and the Ajmeri Darwazas. Delhi, Agra, Gwalior, and Ajmer Gateways are so called because the roads to these towns led out from these named gateways. The gateways are all identical in design but the Agra Gateway is best preserved and most frequently used by the modern tourist coming either from Agra or Bharatpur.
4. Tansen Baradari
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4.0 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By Indiana_Jonesse - San Francisco, United States
Tan Sen, one of the nine gems of Akbar’s court, the house with 12 doors housed the court musician and singer. It has 12 doorways.
5. Todarmal Baradari
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4.0 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By ansari4me - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Raja Todar Mal was the Finance Minister of the Mughal empire during Akbar's reign. He was one of the Navaratnas in Akbar's 'darbar' (court). Todar Mal was born in the city of Laharpur in present-day Uttar Pradesh. Todar Mal started his career from the humble position of a writer but slowly moved up the ranks when the Sher Shah Suri, committed him to the charge of building a new fort of Rohtas in Punjab with the objective of preventing Ghakkar raids and to also act as a barrier to the Mughals in the north-west. Under Akbar, he was placed in charge of Agra. Later, he was made governor of Gujarat. At various times, he also managed Akbar's Mint at Bengal and served in Punjab. He overhauled the revenue system of Akbar's Mughal empire. Raja Todarmal built a fortress-palace at Laharpur in the Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh. Todar Mal is recognized as a able warrior, who led in various battles. As a Finance minister of Akbar He introduced standard weights and measures, a land survey and settlement system, revenue districts and officers. This system of maintenance by Patwari is still used in Indian Subcontinent which was improved by British Raj and Government of India. As finance minister of Akbar, introduced a new system of revenue known as zabt and a system of taxation called dahshala. Todar Mal died in Lahore on 8 November 1589
