NDA 2023 GAT · General Knowledge · Medieval India · easy

Fatehpur Sikri, with its Buland Darwaza, was built by which Mughal emperor?

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A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Shah Jahan

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Answer: (B) Akbar

Akbar built Fatehpur Sikri near Agra from about 1571 as his capital, and the Buland Darwaza commemorates his Gujarat victory. Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal and the Red Fort at Delhi, Humayun's tomb was built after his death, and Jahangir is linked to gardens in Kashmir and Lahore.

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