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2 unusual facts about Agra Fort


Agra Fort

It is about 2.5 km northwest of its more famous sister monument, the Taj Mahal.

Rafi ud-Darajat

On 18 May 1719, less than three months after his own accession, Rafi Ul-Darjat's uncle, Nekusiyar, assumed the throne at the Agra Fort as he thought he was more eligible for the post.


Shah Jahan II

A major event during his reign was the defeat of his uncle Neku Siyar in August 1719 and the recapture of Agra Fort.

Throne of Jahangir

When the Army of the British East India Company first attacked the Agra Fort in 1803 under General Gerard Lake, a cannonball fired by the artillery struck the Takht, but did not manage to destroy it.


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