A Handbook to Agra and the Taj, Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri, and the Neighbourhood
by E. B. Havell, ARCA
1904
*Introduction by FWP*
*INTRODUCTION by E. B. Havell, 1904*
HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION
*(I.)* The Great Moguls -- 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 -- *(VII.)* 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.
*ITMÂD-UD-DAULAH'S TOMB*
*THE CHÎNÎ-KA-RAUZA*
*THE RAM BAGH*
The Zuhara Bagh.
*SIKANDRA*
Akbar's Tomb -- The Kanch Mahal -- Suraj-Bhan-ka Bagh -- Mariam Zâmâni's Tomb.
*Other Buildings and Tombs at or near Agra*
The Kali Masjid -- Alawal Bilawal -- The Hammam -- The Roman Catholic Cemetery.
*FATEHPUR SIKRI*
The Agra Gate -- The Naubat Khana -- The Mint -- The Daftar Khana -- The Palace -- The Kwâbgâh -- The Turkish Sultana's House -- Hakim's Baths -- Pachisi Board -- The Dîwan-i-Khâs -- The Ankh-Michauli -- The Yogi's Seat -- The Hospital -- The Dîwan-i-âm -- The Panch Mahal -- Miriam's Kothi -- Jodh Baí's Palace -- Rajah Birbal's House, or Birbal's Daughter's House -- The Hathi Pol and Adjoining Buildings -- The Jâmi Masjid, or Cathedral Mosque -- The Baland Darwaza -- The Stone-Cutters' Mosque -- The Houses of Abul Fazl and Faizi.
*Bharatpur and Other Places in the Vicinity of Agra*
Bharatpur -- Govardhan -- Muttra -- Bindrâban.
