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PLACES OF INDIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE. — Social Science STD 10 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social SciencePLACES OF INDIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE.2 Marks
Question
Write a note on Fatehpur Sikri.
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Answer

Fatehpur Sikri:
  • Fatehpur sikri is a small place $20$ miles away from Agra in Uttar Pradesh.
  • Akbar shifted his capital from Agra to Siuri in $1572\ AD$ in the memory of sufi saint Shaikh Salim chisti .
  • The building construction of Sikri started in $1569\ A.D$ and got completed in $1572\ A.D$
  • the best buildings of Sikri includes the palace of Birbal, Golden palace of Bibi Mariam, palace of
Turkey Sultan, Jama Masjid and Buland Darwaza.
  • Buland Darwaza $($Meaning : Very Huge Gate$)$ is $50\ m$ high and $41\ m$ wide.
  • The other well-known and remarkable buildings of Sikri are palace of Jodha bai, Panch Mahal, Tomb
of Saikh Salim Chisti, Diwan-e-aam, Diwan-e-khas and Jyotish Mahal.

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