India: 'A View of the Tombs of Secundrii (Sikandra) near Agra'. Coloured etching by William Hodges (1744-1797), 1788. The tomb of the the third Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605) is an important Mughal architectural masterpiece, built 1605-1613 and set in 119 acres of grounds in Sikandra, a suburb of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Emperor Akbar himself commenced its construction around 1600, according to Central Asian tradition to start the construction of one's tomb during one's lifetime. Akbar himself planned his own tomb and selected a suitable site for it. It was completed by his son, Jahangir.

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