A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c18.66
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c18.66
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c18.66
Akbar's strong liking for Hindu ways induced him to revert to Hindu styles of architecture, and many of the buildings erected during his long reign (1556–1605) are more Hindu than Muslim. A conspicuous instance of such reversion is afforded by the well-known palace in the Agra Fort, commonly called the Jahāngīrī Mahall, which really dates from Akbar's time and might have been built for a Hindu Rāja.¹ The other buildings of Akbar in the Fort were demolished by Shahjahān.