Agra

Agra
Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates:	27.179700°N 78.021400°E
Altitude:	171 m (561 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name:	Agra
State/Province:	Uttar Pradesh
Country:	India
Transport links
Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway East Indian Railway Great India Peninsula Railway

The city of Agra is situated about 105 miles (170km) south-south-east of Delhi. As well as being the home of Fatehpur Sikri, the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort, Agra is an important railhead and junction.

History

Administration

The British took possession of Agra in 1803, and until 1829, the civil administration of the city was conducted by a 'Collector' under the orders of the commissioners of the Ceded and Conquered Provinces. Between 1833 and 1835, Agra had its own Presidency, but this was abolished and the city was taken into the North-Western Provinces. The first Lieutenant-Governor installed there was Charles Metcalfe. Agra remained the seat of government for the province until 1858, when the administration was transferred to Allahabad. Ten years later, the High Court of Judicature followed.

In 1903, the North-Western Provinces were renamed the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (United Provinces for short) and under independant Indian rule this province became Uttar Pradesh.

Military

• Battle of Agra 1803 in the 2nd Maratha War
• Retreat to Agra 1804 in the 2nd Maratha War
• Battle of Agra 1857 in the Indian Mutiny

Social

Over three quarters of a million people, mostly Indians, died during the Agra famine of 1837–38 that hit the North-Western Provinces.

Churches and missions

Anglican

• St George's, Cantonment
• St Patrick's, Cantonment
• Havelock Chapel, Cantonment
• St Paul's, Civil Lines
• St Mathias's Church, Agra Fort

Roman Catholic

• RC Cathedral, Civil Lines

Other denominations

• Methodist Episcopal

Missions

• Church Mission Society, St John's College
• Baptist Mission
• Methodist Mission

External links

• Agra Love to Know 1911
• Agra Wikipedia