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Khas Mahal

Agra Fort, Rakabganj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh 282003, India

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Place Types Tourist attraction
Address Agra Fort, Rakabganj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh 282003, India
Coordinate 27.1785104,78.0233393
Website Unknown
Rating 4
Compound Code 52HF+C8 Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Shubham Jain (09/28/2019)

Khas Mahal (Red Fort)nnThe Khas Mahal served as the Mughal emperor's private residence in Delhi. The structure is located inside the Red Fort, which is a large fort complex located inside the city.nnIt consists of three parts: the Chamber of Telling Beads (Viz-tasbih-khana), the sleeping chamber, (khwabgah) and the wardrobe (tosha-khana) or sitting room (baithak). The interior is decorated with carved white marblepainted with colourful floral decorations. The ceiling was also partially gilded. The marble screen was carved with the scale of justice (Mizan-i-adal), and above it is a particularly important item of Mughal art.The scale used was a depiction of the emperor's justice.nnThe projecting tower to the east of the Khas Mahal is called the Octagonal Tower (Muthamman Burj). The emperor would address his subjects every morning in a ceremony called Jharokha Darshan.

Sakshi Garg (05/17/2019)

Khas Mahal was the daughter of Zain Khan Koka. Zain Khan was the son of Khawajah Maqsud of Herat and Pija Jan Anaga, foster-mother of Emperor Akbar.Khan's paternal uncle, Khawajah Hassan's daughter, Sahib Jamal had been married to Jahangir, and was the mother of his son Prince Parviz Mirza.nnKhas Mahal had two brothers, named Zafar Khan and Mughal Khan. The former served under Akbar and Jahangir, and died on 7 March 1622.The latter served under Jahangir and his son Shah Jahan, and died on 1 July 1657. A sister of Khas Mahal was married to Mirza Anwar, a son of Mirza Aziz Koka, Akbar's foster-brother.

Geetha Pai (02/04/2019)

Khas Mahal is a riverfront courtyard built by Shah Jahan during 1631- 40nnKhas Mahal portico has five archways in the front & three archways on the sides.nAnother three archways leads to the inner hall, with beautiful floral paintings & oblong niches on the white marble walls.nBeautiful marble screens adorn thenYamuna facing side.nTwo chattris are found on the parapet only on the riverside.nnKhas Mahal is flanked by 2 pavilions with gilded bangla roofsnOn the north is the Bangla-i-Darshan (Imperial Viewing Pavilion), & on the south lies the Jahanara pavilion that belonged to Shah Jahan’s daughter Jahanara.nnA big rectangular sandstone tank on an elevated plinth contains five fountains & 32 jetsnnThe palace complex is surrounded by exquisite marble curtain walls known as Sar-i-pardanIn front of Khas Mahal is the Anguri Bagh/Grape Garden built in 1637nThe tower to the east of the Khas Mahal is Musamman Burj