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Jodha Bai Palace
'Jodha Bai Mahal' also known incorrectly as 'Jodh Bai Mahal' is the largest palace in Fatehpur Sikri commissioned by Akbar, Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1569 for his favourite queen consort, Mariam-uz-Zamani, commonly known as 'Mariam-uz-Zamani#The misnomer of Jodha Bai, Jodha bai' . This Mahal is the largest complex of the zenana (palace for women belonging to the royal household). It is a masterpiece of the fusion of Hindu and Persian architecture made with red sandstone. History Born as a Hindu princess, Mariam-uz-Zamani was married to Mughal emperor Akbar in the year 1562 as a result of a political alliance between Akbar and her father, Raja Bharmal. She gradually became his favourite wife and was the first wife of Akbar to honour the royal household with an heir. In the year 1569, she gave birth to her third and first surviving child of Akbar, Jahangir, Prince Salim. Akbar shifted his capital from Agra to Fatehpur Sikri in acknowledgement of his faith in the efficacy of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatehpur Sikri Fort 166
Fatehpur, Fatepur, or Phattepur may refer to any of a number of places: Bangladesh * Fatehpur Union (Hathazari), a union of Hathazari Upazila of Chittagong District India *Fatehpur, Bihar, a village *Fatehpur, Bhopal, a village in Madhya Pradesh *Fatehpur, Gujarat, a village in Amreli district *Fatehpur, Rajasthan, a town **Battle of Fatehpur (1799), between Jaipur (Rajputs) and Gwalior (Marathas) *Fatehpur (community development block), an administrative division in Jharkhand **Fatehpur, Jamtara, a village in Jharkhand West Bengal *Fatehpur, Birbhum, a census town in Birbhum district *Fatepur, Falta, a census town in South 24 Parganas district Haryana *Fatehpur, Kaithal, a village in Kaithal district *Fatehpur, Yamunanagar, a village in Yamuna Nagar district Punjab *Fatehpur, Bhulath, a village *Fatehpur, Jalandhar, a village *Fatehpur, Kapurthala, a village in Kapurthala district Uttar Pradesh *Fatehpur district *Fatehpur, Barabanki, a city *Fatehpur, Uttar Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
