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Agra
Sikandar Lodi's new capital, Akbar's red sandstone fortress, Shah Jahan's marble elegy — Agra keeps the whole Mughal arc inside a few kilometers of the Yamuna.
Yamuna
1504
Lodi capital
Sikandar Lodi moves his court to Agra.
1573
Akbar's fort
Red sandstone walls rise on the Yamuna.
1653
The Taj
Shah Jahan completes the marble tomb.
1803
Company rule
The British take the Mughal seat.