Dear Aspirants.
History is one of the most important topics in General Awareness. Many students find it difficult on how to go about solving questions from this topic. For this one needs to have a thorough knowledge of history. To simplify the subject we are have divided the subject into smaller topics and are providing you with the notes for the same. These notes will help you revise effectively.
We are discussing here the list of important historical monuments. This is important because many times questions are asked about the place where the monument is located, apart from that ruler who built the monument is also asked in the exam.
Historical Forts/Monuments in India & their Locations
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 |
Akbar’s Tomb | Sikandra, Agra (Uttar Pradesh) | Akbar and his son Jahangir | 1613 AD |
Tomb of Itmad-Ud-Daula | Agra (Uttar Pradesh) | Noor Jahan | 1628 AD |
Jama Masjid | Agra (Uttar Pradesh) | Shahjahan | 1648 AD |
Deewan-E- Khas | Agra Fort, Agra (Uttar Pradesh) | Shahjahan | - |
Shish Mahal | Agra (Uttar Pradesh) | Shahjahan | 1632 AD |
Moti Masjid | Agra Fort, Agra (Uttar Pradesh) | Shahjahan | 1635 AD |
Taj Mahal | Agra (Uttar Pradesh) | Shahjahan | 1653 AD |
Anand Bhawan | Allahabad, (Uttar Pradesh) | Motilal Nehru | 1930 AD |
Bada Imambara | Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) | Asaf-ud-daula | 1785 AD |
Chhota Imambara | Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) | Muhammad Ali Shah | - |
Jantar Mantar | Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) | Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II | 1724-1738 AD |
Jantar Mantar | Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) | Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II | 1724-1739 AD |
Fatehpur Sikri | Agra (Uttar Pradesh) | Akbar | 16th century |
Rock cut temple | Mamallapuram (Tamil Nadu) | Mahendravarman-I | 8th century |
Shore temple | Mamallapuram (Tamil Nadu) | Narasimhavarman-II | 8th century |
Kailasanathar Temple | Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu) | Narasimhavarman-II | 685-705 AD |
Airavatesvara temple | Darasuram (Tamil Nadu) | Rajaraja I | 12th century |
Brihadeshwara | Tanjore (Tamil Nadu) | Rajaraja chola I | 1010 AD |
Gangaikondacholapuram | Gangaikonda cholapuram (Tamil Nadu) | Rajendra I | 12th century |
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 | - |
Hawa Mahal | Jaipur (Rajasthan) | Maharaja Pratap Singh | 1799 AD |
Nahargarh Fort | Jaipur (Rajasthan) | Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II | 1734 AD |
Jaigarh Fort | Jaipur (Rajasthan) | Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II | 1726 AD |
Vijaya Stambha | Chittorgarh (Rajasthan) | Maharana Kumbha | 1448 AD |
Dilwara Jain Temple | Mount Abu (Rajasthan) | Siddharaja | 1582 AD |
Bharatpur Fort | Bharatpur (Rajasthan) | Raja Surajmal Singh | 19th century |
Amber Fort | Jaipur (Rajasthan) | Man Singh I | 1592 AD |
Jantar Mantar | Jaipur (Rajasthan) | Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II | 1724-1736 AD |
Mehrangarh Fort | Jodhpur (Rajasthan) | Rao Jodha | 1460 AD |
Jantar Mantar | Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) | Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II | 1724-1737 AD |
Khajuraho Temples | Madhya Pradesh | Chandellas | 950-1050 AD |
Char- Minar | Hyderabad (Telangana) | Quli Qutub Shah | 1591 AD |
Macca Masjid | Hyderabad (Telangana) | Quli Qutub Shah | 1694 AD |
Golconda Fort | Hyderabad (Telangana) | Qutub Shahi rulers | 16th century |
Shri Venkateswara Temple | Andhra Pradesh | - | - |
Ajanta Caves | Aurangabad (Maharashtra) | Gupta rulers | 4-10th century |
Ellora Caves | Maharashtra | Rashtrakuta rulers | 6-10th century |
Elephanta Caves | Mumbai (Maharashtra) | Rashtrakuta rulers | 5-9 century |
Bibi Ka Maqbara | Aurangabad (Maharashtra) | Azam Shah | 1661 AD |
Gateway Of India | Mumbai (Maharashtra) | British Govt. | 20th century |
Vikramasila Monastery | Bihar | Dharma Pala | 8th century |
Shershah’s Tomb | Sasaram (Bihar) | Shershah’s son | 1545 AD |
Nalanda University | Bihar | Kumargupta I | - |
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 |
Jantar Mantar | New Delhi | Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II | 1724-1735 AD |
India Gate | New Delhi | Edwin Lutyens (Architect) | - |
Lal Bagh | Bangaluru (Karnataka) | Hyder Ali | 1760 AD |
Gol Gumbaz (largest dome in India) | Bijapur, Karnataka | Muhammad Adil Shah | 1656 AD |
Hampi Monuments | Karnataka | - | - |
Swarna Mandir (Golden Temple) | Amritsar (Punjab) | Guru Ramdas | 1577 AD |
Shantiniketan | West Bengal | Rabindra Nath Tagore | 19th century |
Victoria Memorial | Kolkata (West Bengal) | British Govt. | 1921 AD |
Sun Temple | Konark (Odisha) | Narsimhadeva I | 1250 AD |
Jagannath Temple | Puri (Odisha) | Anantvarman Ganga | 1161 AD |
Shalimar Garden | Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) | Jahangir | 1619 AD |
Here is a PDF in both Hindi & English:
List of Forts/Monuments of India (English PDF)
List of Forts/Monuments of India (Hindi PDF)
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