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Historians say
Endowed by Jahanara Begum, Shah Jahan's eldest daughter, opposite Agra Fort's Delhi Gate in Kinari Bazaar. Groundbreaking was in 1643 and it was completed in 1648, in red sandstone faced with marble. The Tripolia Chowk that once stood in front was demolished in the 19th century to build the Agra Fort railway station.