Fatehpur Sikri
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How it came to be
Mughal emperor Akbar revered the Sufi saint Salim Chishti, who had foretold the birth of a son. After Prince Jahangir was born in 1569, Akbar began building a religious complex at the saint's village of Sikri.
From 1571 to 1585 the new city served as the Mughal capital, and the 40 m Buland Darwaza marked Akbar's Gujarat campaign. When he left for Punjab in 1585 the city emptied, possibly because its water supply failed.
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