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Dear Gradians.

History is one of the most important topics in General Awareness. Many students find it difficult on how to go about solving questions from this topic. For this one needs to have a thorough knowledge of history.

To simplify the subject, we are dividing the subject into smaller topics and are providing you with the notes for the same. These notes will help you revise effectively.

We are discussing here the list of important historical monuments. This is important because many times questions are asked about the place where the monument is located, apart from that ruler who built the monument is also asked in the exam. Historical Forts/Monuments in & their Locations

Monument Place Built by Year/Century Agra () Akbar 1573 AD Agra city Agra (Uttar Pradesh) Sikandar Lodi - Aram Bagh Agra (Uttar Pradesh) Babur 1528 AD Sikandra, Agra (Uttar Akbar and his son Akbar’s Tomb 1613 AD Pradesh) Jahangir Tomb of Itmad-Ud-Daula Agra (Uttar Pradesh) Noor Jahan 1628 AD Jama Masjid Agra (Uttar Pradesh) Shahjahan 1648 AD Agra Fort, Agra (Uttar Deewan-E- Khas Shahjahan - Pradesh) Shish Mahal Agra (Uttar Pradesh) Shahjahan 1632 AD Agra Fort, Agra (Uttar Shahjahan 1635 AD Pradesh) Agra (Uttar Pradesh) Shahjahan 1653 AD Allahabad, (Uttar Anand Bhawan Motilal Nehru 1930 AD Pradesh) Lucknow (Uttar Bada Imambara Asaf-ud-daula 1785 AD Pradesh) Lucknow (Uttar Chhota Imambara Muhammad Ali Shah - Pradesh) Maharaja Sawai Jai 1724-1738 Jantar Mantar Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) Singh II AD Maharaja Sawai Jai 1724-1739 Jantar Mantar Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) Singh II AD Jodha Bai Palace Agra (Uttar Pradesh) Akbar 16th century Birbal Palace

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Panch Mahal Buland Darwaza Mamallapuram (Tamil Rock cut temple Mahendravarman-I 8th century Nadu) Mamallapuram (Tamil Narasimhavarman-II 8th century Nadu) (Tamil Kailasanathar Temple Narasimhavarman-II 685-705 AD Nadu) (Tamil Airavatesvara temple Rajaraja I 12th century Nadu) Brihadeshwara Tanjore () Rajaraja chola I 1010 AD Gangaikonda Gangaikondacholapuram (Tamil Rajendra I 12th century Nadu) Saint George Fort (Tamil Nadu) Company 1644 AD Meenakshi Temple Madurai, Tamilnadu - - Adhai Din Ka Jhopra Ajmer () Qutubuddin Aibak 1192 AD Ajmer Sharif Ajmer (Rajasthan) Sultan Shyasuddin - Maharaja Pratap (Rajasthan) 1799 AD Singh Maharaja Sawai Jai Nahargarh Fort Jaipur (Rajasthan) 1734 AD Singh II Maharaja Sawai Jai Jaipur (Rajasthan) 1726 AD Singh II Vijaya Stambha Chittorgarh (Rajasthan) Maharana Kumbha 1448 AD Dilwara Jain Temple Mount Abu (Rajasthan) Siddharaja 1582 AD Bharatpur Fort Bharatpur (Rajasthan) Raja Surajmal Singh 19th century Amber Fort Jaipur (Rajasthan) Man Singh I 1592 AD Maharaja Sawai Jai 1724-1736 Jantar Mantar Jaipur (Rajasthan) Singh II AD Fort Jodhpur (Rajasthan) Rao Jodha 1460 AD (Madhya Maharaja Sawai Jai 1724-1737 Jantar Mantar Pradesh) Singh II AD Khajuraho Temples Chandellas 950-1050 AD Char- Minar Hyderabad () Quli Qutub Shah 1591 AD Macca Masjid Hyderabad (Telangana) Quli Qutub Shah 1694 AD Hyderabad (Telangana) Qutub Shahi rulers 16th century Shri Venkateswara Temple - - Aurangabad Gupta rulers 4-10th century () 2

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Ellora Caves Maharashtra Rashtrakuta rulers 6-10th century Mumbai (Maharashtra) Rashtrakuta rulers 5-9 century Aurangabad Bibi Ka Azam Shah 1661 AD (Maharashtra) Gateway Of India Mumbai (Maharashtra) British Govt. 20th century Vikramasila Monastery Dharma Pala 8th century Shershah’s Tomb Sasaram (Bihar) Shershah’s son 1545 AD University Bihar Kumargupta I - Shershah Suri 16th century Safdar Jung Tomb Delhi Shuja-ud-daula 1754 AD Qutub Minar Delhi Qutubuddin Aibak 1193 AD Alai darwaza Delhi Alauddin Khiliji 1311 AD Hauz Khas Delhi Alauddin Khilji - Ferozshah Kotla Delhi Ferozshan Tughlaq - Khirki Masjid Delhi Ghyasuddin Tughlaq 1354 AD Humayun’s Tomb Delhi Humayun’s wife 1533 AD Jama Masjid Delhi Shahjahan 1656 AD Delhi Shahjahan 1639 AD Moti Masjid Delhi Fort, Delhi 1660 AD Maharaja Sawai Jai 1724-1735 Jantar Mantar New Delhi Singh II AD Edwin Lutyens New Delhi - (Architect) Lal Bagh Bangaluru () Hyder Ali 1760 AD Gol Gumbaz (largest dome Muhammad Adil Bijapur, Karnataka 1656 AD in India) Shah Monuments Karnataka - - Swarna Mandir (Golden Amritsar () Guru Ramdas 1577 AD Temple) Rabindra Nath Shantiniketan 19th century Tagore Victoria Memorial Kolkata (West Bengal) British Govt. 1921 AD Sun Temple Konark (Odisha) Narsimhadeva I 1250 AD Jagannath Temple Puri (Odisha) Anantvarman Ganga 1161 AD Srinagar (Jammu and Shalimar Garden Jahangir 1619 AD Kashmir)

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