Originally posted by: adianasr
At the current timeline being shown Fatehpur Sikri would be called only Sikri where Salim Chisti saahab stayed. And Akbar did build a Rang Mahal there for his use where Jodha / HK stayed when she was 6 months pregnant with Salim till some time after the child was born.
Abb when this Rang Mahal was built will need to be verified. But the city was built after 1569 and Akbar moved here in 1574 and named the city Fatehpur or Fathpur Sikri in 1574. He kept this place as his capital till 1589. It is said that the city was abandoned due to water but personally I have always felt it was due to the demise of both Todar Mal and Birbal which happened in 1589 that Akbar left the city.After this period till 1599 he did not stay at any one place for long but kept a moving court. He returned to Agra in 1599 and stayed there till his death in 1605.
i have also read this, when in india i was looking where akbar's tomb is located, because everyone kept saying its fatehpur sikri, but someone read all this to me and clarified that the tomb is in agra..sikandra!
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