- Only father Manrique mentioned that Taj Mahal was actually designed by Gerenimo Verenio
- Akbar was a famous palyer of Nakkarah, a musical instrument
- Nayakabheda was a popular style of painting of Mewar
- Todarmal translated Bhagbata Purana, Faizi translated Lilavati, Badaoni translated Ramayana and Sarhindi translated Atharva Veda
- Lal Kanwar taught Akbar music
- Abul Fazl mentions 17 painters, 36 musicians and 59 poets of Akbar's court
- Swami Haridas was the music teacher of Tansen
- Jahangir composed many Hindi songs while Shah Jahan was an accomplished singer and Babur an accomplished dancer
- Muraqqa was actually a photo album
- Manohat served both Akbar and Jahangir
- Jahangir gave Mansur the title Nadir Ul Asr, Abul Hassan Nadir Us Zamir and Abdus Samad Shirin Qalam.
- Jahangir sent Bishendas to Persia to draw a portrait of Shah Tahmasp
- Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri was written by Mutamad Khan
- Masir-i-Alamgiri was written by Mutamad Khan
- Mirza Mohd Qazm wrote "Alamgirnamah"
- Basaan was the creator of Razmnamah, the pictorial illustration of Mahabharata
- Dastan-i-amir hamza was the arliest collection of paintings during the Mughal period, it was complied during Humayun.
- Maharaja Sawant Singh patronised Kishangarh school of painting
- Shah Jahan spent the last 7 years of life in Musamman Burj in Agra Fort
- The Agra Fort plays a key role in the Sherlock Holmes mystery The Sign of the Four, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.(Courtesy: wikipedia)
- Gwalior fort is the precursor of Agra Fort
- Peocock throne was designed by Bebadal Khan
- Babri masjid was designed by Mir Baqi.
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