321 x 186 mm. View of the Ummer Sing or south gate of the fort at Agra, looking E along the walls, with the Taj Mahal visible in the right background. The red sandstone walls of the fort and the Red Palace within were constructed by the Emperor Akbar before he founded his new capital at Fatehpur Sikri in 1569. The emperor Shah Jahan, who resided at Agra from 1632-37, constructed much of the fort and most of the principal buildings contained within. The fort remained in British hands throughout the Indian Mutiny although the city and surrounding country were under rebel control. Bourne no. 1218.