The Akbarī Generations 22: Building of the Fort of Agra.

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In this year the command was given for building a new fort of hewn stone at Agra, instead of the old citadel, which was of brick, and had become ruinous. The foundation was accordingly laid, and in four years the fortress was completed. In these days it has no equal in the world. The walls are ten gaz in thickness, and are built of stone and mortar. The stones are cut on both sides, and are joined with the greatest nicety. The height of the fort is more than forty gaz. There is a moat dug all round, and faced on both sides with stone and mortar. It is twenty gaz wide and ten gaz deep, and water is conducted into it from the river Jumna. The cost of this building was nearly three krors of tankas. The date of foundation of its gates is found in the words "hindi dar-i bihisht" (974 H.).