Fatehpur Sikri

India - Bharatapur to Agra

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January 30th 2011
DAY 21 29th January 2011 It was only a half hour drive to our Visit of the Day to Fatehpur Sikri, the Mugal Capital of India for 14 years. It was built by Emperor Akbar about 1580 in honour of his son Salim Chishti whose tomb is also here. Our driver dropped us off, we met our guide and then had to get a bus to the top of the sandstone ridge, where we were met with the usual hasslers selling the ... read more

Asia » India

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more