When was akbars tomb built

The tomb, as it stands today, is in a large walled garden on the Delhi-Agra road. The tomb can be entered through an elegant southern gateway, which leads into the huge enclosed garden. This magnificent gateway is covered with floral and geometrical arabesque decoration in white and colored marble is crowned with four elegant minarets in white marble.

The calligraphic decoration, first of its kind, is simply grand. The gateway is a stately composition. Its high central arch is flanked by others, which are small and simple. The grandeur of this gateway renders it the most magnificent gateway to any monument in the country. The charbagh four gardens leads to the pyramidal structure of the emperor's tomb. The tomb is predominately bright red-tiered structure, stacked like a castle of playing cards. The tomb is also opened on all the public holidays.

It takes around one to two hours to visit the whole tomb as it is a five-storey building. Tourists have to pay an entry fee in order to visit the tomb.

The tourists also have to pay toll tax as per Agra Development Authority. The toll tax for Indian tourists is Rs. There is no fees for the children below 15 years.

The best time to visit Agra is from February to April and from October to December as the weather remains pleasant during this time of the year.

In the rest of the months, the climate is either very hot, humid or very cold which can lead to the discomfort of the tourists. There are more than hotels in Agra that range from inexpensive hotels to expensive five-star hotels. Tourists can enjoy their stay in any of these hotels. Akbar was the son of Humayun and grandson of Babur. The tenure of his reign was from to Humayun died when Akbar was 13 years old and so he started reigning under the guidance of Bairam Khan.

Akbar conquered a large part of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan and in order to control his kingdom, he appointed many governors over his territories. In both the battles Humayun was defeated by Sher Shah Suri. Humayun was married to a year old girl named Hamida Banu Begum and she gave birth to Akbar in at Umerkot , a Rajput fort. At that time Rana Prasad provided refuge to Humayun. Akbar was nurtured by his uncles Kamran Mirza and Askari Mirza. He learnt to hunt and fight but never read or written.

Akbar married to the daughter of his paternal uncle Hindal Mirza whose name was Ruqaiya Sultan Begum. Humayun conquered Delhi in and again established Mughal Empire.

Humayun died when he fall from stairs in his library and Akbar succeeded him. Akbar was a minor so Bairam Khan guided him in ruling the kingdom. Humayun conquered Delhi, Agra, and Punjab but Suris again reconquered them after his death. Bairam Khan planned an attack on Sikandar Suri but Suri avoided the battle. His minister Hemu and the army of Suris was defeated in in the second battle of Panipat. Akbar expanded his kingdom by defeating many Muslim rulers, Rajput rulers and other rulers.

Akbar died in due to suffering from dysentery. Once you enter into the gateway, you will find Mughal styled gardens. In the garden, you can find antelope and monkeys. You can rarely spot peacocks here. There is a water canal on both the sides of the garden. It is rare to find water in the canal, these days. The tomb has four gates and the south gate is the largest one with minarets on top like the ones in Taj Mahal.

A wall covers the tomb. The building is a four-leveled pyramid with marble pavilion. The false tomb is found in the ground floor while the real tomb is located in the basement. The basement is not open for tourists. It is said to contain precious and expensive jewels, weapons and other before the attack of Jats.

The tomb also has the remains of two of Akbar's daughters. Unlike any other Mughal tombs, the tomb is faced towards the east rather than towards Mecca. To enhance the customer experience, we ensure you to resolve your queries at one step.

Our dedicated travel professionals will give you an extended support for all your queries relates to all travel needs in India. These cloisters are divided by massive arches and piers divisible into many bays. The square storeys have arcaded verandah, with arcades and cluster of kiosks on each side. Some of the kiosks in second storey have marble pyramidal roofs while the rest are crowned by cupolas. Each angle at the third storey has a small square room.

The top most storey is entirely made up of white marble. It has a square court, which is open to sky. The central courtyard is enclosed in all the sides by slender arches and piers and divided into bays, which has been roofed in the trabeate pattern.