January, 1904.
Contents
HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION
The Great Moguls—I. Babar—Babar's Connection with
Agra—II. Humayun—Interregnum: Shere Shah—III. Akbar—Akbar's
Connection with Agra—IV. Jahangir—Jahangir's Connection with
Agra—V. Shah Jahan—The Monuments of Shah Jahan's Reign at
Agra—VI. Aurangzîb—Agra and the Later Mogul Emperors—Agra in
the Mutiny.
THE FORT
The Mûti Masjid—The Dersane Darwaza—The Dîwan-i-âm—Jahangir's
Cistern—The Tomb of Mr. Colvin—The Inner Mîna Bazar—The Chitore
Gates—The Hindu Temple—The Machhi Bhawan—The Najina Masjid—The
Dîwan-i-Khas—Jahangir's Throne—The Baths—The Samman Burj—The Khas
Mahal—The Underground Chambers—The Anguri Bagh—Shish Mahal—The
"Somnath" Gates—The Jahangiri Mahal—The Sahmgarh.
THE JÂMI MASJID
THE TAJ
The building of the Taj—The Intention of the Taj—Description.