#Fatepur Sikri

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Incredible India 2015. At one corner of the Fatepur Sikri historic site in Uttar Pradesh is this tower, probably the Hiran Minar. I’ve had the good fortune to visit Fatepur Sikri twice,  once in 1997 and again in 2015. Fatepur Sikri was once the capital and royal palaces of the Mughul Emperors, one of a string of royal palaces and forts of the empire stretching from the Agra area, up to Delhi.

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Tomb of Salim Chisti, Fatepur Sikri, India, 975 A.H./ 1571 C.E., Mughal. 

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Fatepur Sikri, General View of the Ruins West Side (from foot of hill), Samuel Bourne, 1863-1866, Harvard Art Museums: Photographs

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. R. Minturn Sedgwick in memory of R. Minturn Sedgwick, Class of 1921 Size: image: 19.2 x 32.3 cm (7 9/16 x 12 11/16 in.)

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/286112

[apenitentialprayer]

Christian Themes in Mughal Art: Mary

Not all European pictures received equal attention. The patrons of the painters obviously had their priorities, and I suggest five themes to be considered: 1. MARY, the Mother of Jesus is probably the Christian subject most frequently represented. The life of Mary was a constant topic, not only in the Imperial kar khana (atelier), but also in provincial courts and in the Deccan. In fact, when Jesuits came to Fatepur Sikri, they discovered a wall painting of the Annunciation over the doorway of the Palace of Maryam Makani, Akbar's mother. Maryam, the mother of Isa, is the most prominent female figure in the Koran. Her story is related in several suras. The Koran celebrates Mary as an example of chastity, obedience, and faith. This is in harmony with the gospel. The Council of Trent (1542-1556) [sic] had declared Mother Mary "cupola of chastity," the dignified abode (of her son Jesus). The honorific title "makani" is indeed a very near translation of the Latin term. The main reason for putting such emphasis on Mary might, however, not only be found in the concordance of the Bible and the Koran, but in Timurid mythology. Alanqu'a, the legendary Mongol princess, had a kind of Annunciation: She became pregnant by divine light, in the same way as the Virgin Mary. Here, Akbar had a referral point to his own genealogy. The Akbarnama (Chronicle of Akbar) mentioned: “Alanqu'a was reposing on her bed, when a glorious light cast a ray into her tent and entered the mouth and throat of that fount of spiritual knowledge and glory. The cupola of chastity became pregnant by that light, in the same way as did her Majesty Miryam." The glorious light, the farr-e-izadi, became a topos of Mughal painting for which the various European representations of the Annunciation provided the prototypes. They provided Akbar and his imperial successors with a beautiful tool to demonstrate their dynastic legitimacy. [... Angels, Saints, the Jesuit Fathers, Allegory]

- Franz-Joseph Vollmer (Angels and Madonnas in Islam: Mughal and Other Oriental Miniatures in the Vollmer Collection, pages 9-10)

[turismoadaptado]

Una persona con lesión medular viajará a la India para analizar su accesibilidad Francisco Sardón y un técnico de accesibilidad, auditarán in situ algunos de los hoteles y monumentos más representativos del país…

[mathhombre]

Fatepur Sikri

In the discussion of that Tanton problem today, Rebin Muhammad brought up this related tiling - the Fatepur Sikri. Very interesting!  He also noted that Samira Mian has a nice tutorial for it. This applet generalizes it, but, as is often the case, you realize that the original designers made some optimal choices. I was interested because it's two overlaid Pythagorean tilings, but the scale between the large and small square and the angle of rotation is pretty interesting. I'm wondering if there is also an optimal angle for other scales?

Play on GeoGebra.

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Fatepur sikri jodhbai mahal ( MUGAL BADSHAH AKBAR MASJID ) (at Fatepur Sikri) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClSriVLL4HOp6yUK2paLfE1sK-VJNvvjDMvs080/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[fromthebench]

Day 5 - Fatepur Sikri; on our way out of Agra (stop 3 for the day), we visited this palace. Fascinating!! It’s so worn down and decrepit. We met our (terrible) guide, boarded an insanely packed bus (which was mandatory but charged us to ride both ways) and entered the site after paying about $10 a head. The place was built by Emporer Akbar, and featured prominent structures for each of his theee wives. And the sun finally came out!

[incrediblerealindia]

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Courtesy of this man to Fatehpur Sikri. #fatepursikri #me #worldheritage #trip #eyes #menatwork #picoftheday #photo #photooftheday #pic #streetphotography #photogram #vsco #travelgram #instapic #instaphoto #pics #vscocam #instago #instatravel #india_ig #indiagram #india #travelphotography #bitacorablog #l4l #scartalafoto #tbt (en Fatepur Sikri city) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzszOFYIjuO/?igshid=l3qk3aqeu964

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Fatepur Sikri complex, Fatehpur Sikri, India. 

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India 1926-1927 (Bharatpur, Agra, Fatepur Sikri, Dholpur, Jaipur), Leslie Hamilton Wilson, 1926-1927, Harvard Art Museums: Photographs

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Gift of Photo Partnership

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/155190

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With Parliamentary Experience and Jat Factor in Favour, Congress Emerges as Strong Contender in Fatepur Sikri Fatehpur Sikri, bordering Rajasthan, has a huge number of Brahmin and Thakur voters (roughly 6 lakh) and tends to witness reverse polarisation against the 2.25 lakh Jat voters present here. via Top Politics News- News18.com

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The delicate inner sanctuary of the Jama Mosque, built by Akbar the Great in 1570 next to the Fatepur Sikri palace complex

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Fatehpur Sikri - The City of Victory (at Fatepur Sikri - World Heritage Site Outside Agra) https://www.instagram.com/p/Brs6vaLH33l/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17ebgkkpnelsk