Agra is the city of the Taj Mahal and capital of the erstwhile Mughal Empire. Agra is
also the gateway to the legendary Braj region, the land of Lord Krishna.
Agra has been immortalized as the City of the Taj. Yet, it doesn’t take much for the roving eye to discover
that there’s more to Agra than just the fabled Taj Mahal. The city is a virtual gateway to a world of
discovery….. a freeze-frame from a resplendent era that’s long since gone by.
In the great epic ‘Mahabharat’ the region of Agra is described as ‘Agraban’ (an integral part of the Braj Bhumi
or the land of Lord Krishna). The latter part of Indian history outlines the origin of Agra to 1475 A.D., the
reign of Raja Badal Singh.
Agra came into limelight during the rule of Afghan King Sikandar Lodhi – who had made it the capital of his empire.
Later in 1526 A.D., the Mughal Emperor Babar took upon himself the task for rendering Agra, a unique character and
beauty of its own. The visionary that he was and great patron of the arts, Emperor Babar brought in a change in
the culture and life-style among the people of Agra, which then brought forth some of the finest craftsmen, artists,
statesmen, warriors and nobility, this part of India had ever witnessed, The golden age of Agra’s history, thus
began to set in.
