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Fatehpur Sikri

c. 1571-1610 CE · India

Akbar's planned capital combined imperial administration, workshops, residences and sacred places during a short but influential occupation.

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How the setting appeared

Red-sandstone courts, audience halls, palaces, service buildings, waterworks, mosque and the shrine of Salim Chishti occupied a ridge.

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How people lived

Court families, soldiers, artisans, Sufi visitors, officials and laborers formed a multilingual Persianate and South Asian community.

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How people worked

Stone carving, painting, textile and weapon production, translation, record keeping, transport and food supply sustained the court.

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Belief, ritual and worship

Islamic practice and Chishti devotion shared the capital with court-sponsored discussions involving Hindu, Jain, Christian and Zoroastrian interlocutors.

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World-atlas stage: Oceanic empires
Region: South Asia · India
Languages and scripts: Persian; Arabic; Hindavi; Sanskrit
Important people: Akbar; Salim Chishti; Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak
Events and changes: Akbar began constructing his imperial capital at Fatehpur Sikri in 1571 CE near the Chishti shrine of Salim Chishti.; The congregational mosque, palatial courts, workshops and administrative buildings were developed principally during the 1570s CE.; Akbar hosted interreligious discussions at the court during the later 1570s and 1580s CE; surviving court narratives do not preserve every participant's perspective.; The imperial court shifted away from Fatehpur Sikri in 1585 CE, although the settlement and sacred complex continued in use.
Evidence confidence: Strong surviving architecture and chronicles; court texts do not represent every resident's experience.

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Historical geography

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Evidence register

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CIT-CORE-FATEHPUR-SIKRI

Fatehpur Sikri: record evidence guide

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/255/

whc.unesco.org

CIT-CORE136-FATEHPUR-CULTURE-INDIA

Fatehpur Sikri

https://culture.gov.in/fatehpur-sikri

Ministry of Culture, Government of India

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