a large city in Hindostan on the river Jumna, and capital of a province of the same name. The houses consist of several stories, and the streets are so narrow as scarcely to admit a palanqueen. The greatest part of it is now a heap of ruins, and nearly uninhabited. On the opposite side of the river are several handsome tombs. The Taj Mahal, perhaps the most superb mausoleum in the world, is situated about three miles below the city, and is constructed of white marble inlaid with precious stones. It was built by the emperor Shah Jehan between the years 1631 and 1640, for the cemetery of his wife, and is said to have cost 750,000l. sterling. Agra was taken from the Moguls in 1784 by Madajee Sindia the Mahratta chief, and remained in the hands of his successor till 1803, when it was captured by the British army under Lord Lake. E. Long. 76. 56. N. Lat. 27. 12.