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Akbar's mausoleum blends Hindu, Islamic, Christian and Jain motifs, reflecting his belief in religious inclusivity.
Emperor Akbar's five-story mausoleum, deliberately fusing Hindu, Islamic, Christian and Jain motifs to reflect his philosophy of religious inclusivity.
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In his final years, Shah Jahan was imprisoned here by his own son, gazing at the Taj Mahal, the tomb he built for his wife.
The only monument in Agra faced entirely in Persian-style glazed tile, the tomb of the scholar Afzal Khan Shirazi.
Akbar built an entire city to celebrate the birth of his son, then abandoned it about 15 years later, reportedly for want of water.