History of Agra:

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Agra is known for have existed from the epical age. The city found its mention in the great epic Mahabharata. In the epic, it is being referred to as Agravana, or the Paradise. It is now known as Agar as the famous second century A.D. geographer, Ptolemy marked it as Agra on his map of the world. The earlier source also confirms that Agra was referred to as Arya Griha or the Abode of Aryans. Though a major role was played by the Mughal dynasty, there goes a list of several rulers who contributed towards making a rich past for Agra. It was found in the year 1475 by Raja Badal Singh.
Modern Agra or the Agra seen today was founded by Sikandar Lodhi in sixteenth century. Baber, founder of the Mughal dynasty is known to have stayed in Agra for a while. While staying here, Baber introduced the concept of square Persian-styled gardens. The famous Agra fort and Fatehpur Sikri was built by Emperor Akbar. Fatehpur Sikri served as Akbar's capital for around fifteen years. It is also known that the city has remained isolated under mysterious circumstances after this. Jahangir further beautified the city by adding palaces and gardens.
Agra was at its best during the reign of Akbar, Jehangir and Shah Jahan. Akbar was the reason behind Agra being made a center of art, culture, commerce and learning. Although there were innumerable contributions towards the making this city unconditionally attractive, the most important one among them was from Shahjahan who built the trademark Taj Mahal. This master piece from Mughals stands as a unique form of architectutre. No doubt, it is one among the Seven Wonders of the World. It is said to know that Shahjahan was dethroned and imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb. It was after Aurangzeb that the Mughal Empire saw its own decline. This decline made many other faces come into the frame like Marathas, Jats and Britishers.