Tomb of Hazrat Salim Chishti

This guide to Sufi saint Salim Chishti's tomb at Fatehpur Sikri follows why the powerful Mughal emperor Akbar, ruling from Kabul to Bengal, came to a ridge outside Agra to ask a hermit living in a rock cave for the one thing his empire couldn't give him. It follows the boy born here in 1569, named after the saint, and the imperial city Akbar raised around Chishti's dwelling in response. Look closely at the white marble jali screens surrounding the tomb, carved by hand centuries ago.