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    This document lists major historical monuments in India along with the state they are located in and the person or ruler who commissioned their construction. Some of the most prominent monuments mentioned include the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort built by Shah Jahan in Uttar Pradesh, Meenakshi Temple in Tamil Nadu, Hawa Mahal and Amber Fort in Rajasthan, Qutub Minar and Red Fort in Delhi, and Konark Sun Temple in Odisha. The monuments date from the 8th century to the 20th century and were built by various rulers, dynasties, and the British government.

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    This document lists major historical monuments in India along with the state they are located in and the person or ruler who commissioned their construction. Some of the most prominent monuments mentioned include the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort built by Shah Jahan in Uttar Pradesh, Meenakshi Temple in Tamil Nadu, Hawa Mahal and Amber Fort in Rajasthan, Qutub Minar and Red Fort in Delhi, and Konark Sun Temple in Odisha. The monuments date from the 8th century to the 20th century and were built by various rulers, dynasties, and the British government.

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    This document lists major historical monuments in India along with the state they are located in and the person or ruler who commissioned their construction. Some of the most prominent monuments mentioned include the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort built by Shah Jahan in Uttar Pradesh, Meenakshi Temple in Tamil Nadu, Hawa Mahal and Amber Fort in Rajasthan, Qutub Minar and Red Fort in Delhi, and Konark Sun Temple in Odisha. The monuments date from the 8th century to the 20th century and were built by various rulers, dynasties, and the British government.

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    This document lists major historical monuments in India along with the state they are located in and the person or ruler who commissioned their construction. Some of the most prominent monuments mentioned include the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort built by Shah Jahan in Uttar Pradesh, Meenakshi Temple in Tamil Nadu, Hawa Mahal and Amber Fort in Rajasthan, Qutub Minar and Red Fort in Delhi, and Konark Sun Temple in Odisha. The monuments date from the 8th century to the 20th century and were built by various rulers, dynasties, and the British government.

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    List of Indian monuments and their builders (state-wise)

    Monument Place Built by Year/Century


    Agra Fort Agra (Uttar Pradesh) Akbar 1573 AD
    Agra city Agra (Uttar Pradesh) Sikandar Lodi -
    Aram Bagh Agra (Uttar Pradesh) Babur 1528 AD
    Sikandra, Agra Akbar and his son
    Akbar’s Tomb 1613 AD
    (Uttar Pradesh) Jahangir
    Tomb of Itmad-Ud-Daula Agra (Uttar Pradesh) NoorJahan 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
    Moti Masjid Shahjahan 1635 AD
    Pradesh)
    Taj Mahal 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 Muhammad Ali
    Chhota Imambara -
    Pradesh) Shah
    Mathura (Uttar Maharaja Sawai Jai
    Jantar Mantar 1724-1738 AD
    Pradesh) Singh II
    Varanasi (Uttar Maharaja Sawai Jai
    Jantar Mantar 1724-1739 AD
    Pradesh) Singh II
    Fatehpur Sikri
    Jodha Bai Palace
    Birbal Palace Agra (Uttar Pradesh) Akbar 16th century
    Panch Mahal
    Buland Darwaza
    Mamallapuram (Tamil
    Rock cut temple Mahendravarman-I 8th century
    Nadu)
    Mamallapuram (Tamil Narasimhavarman-
    Shore temple 8th century
    Nadu) II
    Kanchipuram (Tamil Narasimhavarman-
    Kailasanathar Temple 685-705 AD
    Nadu) II
    Darasuram (Tamil
    Airavatesvara temple Rajaraja I 12th century
    Nadu)
    Brihadeshwara Tanjore (Tamil Nadu) Rajaraja chola I 1010 AD
    Gangaikonda
    Gangaikondacholapuram cholapuram (Tamil Rajendra I 12th century
    Nadu)

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    Saint George Fort Chennai (Tamil Nadu) East India Company 1644 AD
    Meenakshi Temple Madurai, Tamilnadu - -
    Adhai Din Ka Jhopra Ajmer (Rajasthan) Qutubuddin Aibak 1192 AD
    Dargah Ajmer Sharif Ajmer (Rajasthan) Sultan Shyasuddin -
    Maharaja Pratap
    Hawa Mahal Jaipur (Rajasthan) 1799 AD
    Singh
    Maharaja Sawai Jai
    Nahargarh Fort Jaipur (Rajasthan) 1734 AD
    Singh II
    Maharaja Sawai Jai
    Jaigarh Fort Jaipur (Rajasthan) 1726 AD
    Singh II
    Chittorgarh
    Vijaya Stambha Maharana Kumbha 1448 AD
    (Rajasthan)
    Mount Abu
    Dilwara Jain Temple Vimal Shah 1582 AD
    (Rajasthan)
    Bharatpur Fort Bharatpur (Rajasthan) Raja Surajmal Singh 19th century
    Amber Fort Jaipur (Rajasthan) Man Singh I 1592 AD
    Maharaja Sawai Jai
    Jantar Mantar Jaipur (Rajasthan) 1724-1736 AD
    Singh II
    Mehrangarh Fort Jodhpur (Rajasthan) Rao Jodha 1460 AD
    Ujjain (Madhya Maharaja Sawai Jai
    Jantar Mantar 1724-1737 AD
    Pradesh) Singh II
    Khajuraho Temples Madhya Pradesh Chandellas 950-1050 AD
    Hyderabad
    Char- Minar Quli Qutub Shah 1591 AD
    (Telangana)
    Hyderabad
    Macca Masjid Quli Qutub Shah 1694 AD
    (Telangana)
    Hyderabad
    Golconda Fort Qutub Shahi rulers 16th century
    (Telangana)
    Shri Venkateswara Temple Andhra Pradesh - -
    Aurangabad
    Ajanta Caves Gupta rulers 4-10th century
    (Maharashtra)
    Ellora Caves Maharashtra Rashtrakuta rulers 6-10th century
    Mumbai
    Elephanta Caves Rashtrakuta rulers 5-9 century
    (Maharashtra)
    Aurangabad
    Bibi Ka Maqbara Azam Shah 1661 AD
    (Maharashtra)
    Mumbai
    Gateway of India British Govt. 20th century
    (Maharashtra)
    Vikramasila Monastery Bihar Dharma Pala 8th century
    Shershah’s Tomb Sasaram (Bihar) Shershah’s son 1545 AD
    Nalanda University Bihar Kumargupta I -

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    Purana Qila Delhi 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
    Red Fort Delhi Shahjahan 1639 AD
    Moti Masjid Delhi Fort, Delhi Aurangzeb 1660 AD
    Maharaja Sawai Jai
    Jantar Mantar New Delhi 1724-1735 AD
    Singh II
    Edwin Lutyens
    India Gate New Delhi -
    (Architect)
    Bangaluru
    Lal Bagh Hyder Ali 1760 AD
    (Karnataka)
    Gol Gumbaz (largest Muhammad Adil
    Bijapur, Karnataka 1656 AD
    dome in India) Shah
    Hampi Monuments Karnataka - -
    Swarna Mandir (Golden Guru Ram Das with
    Amritsar (Punjab) 1577 AD
    Temple) the fifth, Guru Arjan
    Rabindra Nath
    Shantiniketan West Bengal 19th century
    Tagore
    Victoria Memorial Kolkata (West Bengal) British Govt. 1921 AD
    Sun Temple Konark (Odisha) Narsimhadeva I 1250 AD
    Anantvarman
    Jagannath Temple Puri (Odisha) 1161 AD
    Ganga
    Srinagar (Jammu and
    Shalimar Garden Jahangir 1619 AD
    Kashmir)

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