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Sikandra Assembly Constituency
Sikandra may refer to: *Sikandra, a suburb of Agra, the location of Akbar's tomb * Sikandara, a town in Kanpur Dehat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. **Sikandra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Sikandra Assembly constituency is a part of the Kanpur Dehat district of Uttar Pradesh and it comes under Etawah Lok Sabha constituency. Members of Legislative Assembly * *By Poll Election results 2022 ..., a constituency of Uttar Pradesh Legislative assembly ** Sikandara, a tehsil or sub division in Kanpur Dehat district of Uttar Pradesh {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agra
Agra (, ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital New Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is the fourth-most populous city in Uttar Pradesh and twenty-third most populous city in India. Agra's notable historical period began during Sikandar Lodi's reign, but the golden age of the city began with the Mughals. Agra was the foremost city of the Indian subcontinent and the capital of the Mughal Empire under Mughal emperors Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan. Under Mughal rule, Agra became a centre for learning, arts, commerce, and religion, and saw the construction of the Agra Fort, Sikandra and Agra's most prized monument, the Taj Mahal, built by Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his favourite empress. With the decline of the Mughal empire in the late 18th century, the city fell successively first to Marathas and later to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akbar's Tomb
Akbar's tomb is the tomb of the Mughal emperor Akbar. It was built in 1605–1613 by his son, Jahangir and is situated on 119 acres of grounds in Sikandra, a sub of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Location It is located at Sikandra, in the suburbs of Agra, on the Mathura road (NH2), 8 km west-northwest of the city center. About 1 km away from the tomb, lies, Tomb of Mariam-uz-Zamani, his favourite wife, Mariam-uz-Zamani, who after the death of Akbar laid a large garden around his tomb and was later buried there by her son, Jahangir. History After Akbar's death, his son Jahangir planned and completed the construction of his father's tomb in 1605–1613. It cost 1,500,000 rupees to build and took 3 or 4 years to complete. Mariam-uz-Zamani, after the death of her husband, Akbar, laid a large garden around his tomb. During the reign of Aurangzeb, Jats rose in rebellion under the leadership of Raja Ram Jat. Mughal prestige suffered a blow when Jats ransacked Akbar's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sikandara
Sikandara is a town in Kanpur Dehat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is headquarters of tehsil Sikandara. Location It is located on NH-2 about 80 km away from kanpur toward west and towards south from Jhinjhak at a distance 20 kilometer. Auraiya city is towards west from Sikandara and Pukhrayan town is toward east. It is also a Sikandra (Assembly constituency). History It is said that this township was settled by Sikandar Lodi. Schools *St. V.N. Public school *Saraswati Inter College *DR. Ambedkar Iner College *Hemant English school, Hariharpur road, Vikas Nagar, Sikandra *Krishna Public School *Raj Inter College Sikandra *नन्दलाल उच्चतर माध्यमिक विद्यालय सिकन्दरा Geography Sikandara is located at. It has an average elevation of 85 metres (278 feet). Demographics 1 India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating informati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sikandra (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Sikandra Assembly constituency is a part of the Kanpur Dehat district Kanpur Dehat district is a district in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The administrative headquarters of the district are at Mati- Akbarpur. This district is part of Kanpur division. Kanpur was formerly spelled Cawnpore. History The s ... of Uttar Pradesh and it comes under Etawah Lok Sabha constituency. Members of Legislative Assembly * *By Poll Election results 2022 See also *Akbarpur-Raniya Assembly constituency *Bhognipur Assembly constituency *Rasulabad Assembly constituency References Sikandra Assembly Election 2012, Uttar Pradesh. Empowering India. Retrieved 8 July 2014. External links * Assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh Kanpur Dehat district {{UttarPradesh-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
