H@R 34/365 Badshahi Bagh Village Mohanpur, near Fatehabad, Agra, Uttar Pradesh

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H@R 34/365

Badshahi Bagh Village Mohanpur, near Fatehabad, Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Located in village Mohanpur, adjacent to Fatehabad, 30 km from Agra. In 1658 CE, following Emperor Shah Jahan’s illness, the battle of Samugarh was fought between Aurangzeb and his brother Dara Shikoh, at Samugarh, 8 miles east of Agra. The Badshahi Bagh with an elephant stable, was built by Aurangzeb in 1659 to symbolize his victory, as part of four other constructions in the vicinity, namely, a tank named Shahi Talaab, a Sarai, a bridge and Shahi Masjid. The structures in Badshahi Bagh are in danger of disappearance. The garden gate and walls are in a state of distress. The roof of the built structure has largely collapsed.