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The''' Mughal Museum''', now known as the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum, is a museum planned to be built in the city of [[Agra]], India.<ref name="Dezeen 2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2016/02/01/david-chipperfield-mughal-museum-agra-india-taj-mahal-work-begins/|title=Work starts on Chipperfield's museum beside the Taj Mahal|date=1 February 2016|website=Dezeen|language=en|access-date=30 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/agra-news/finally-a-mughal-museum-in-taj-city-1205021|title=Finally, a Mughal Museum in Taj City|date=7 August 2015|website=NDTV.com|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|access-date=1 July 2019}}</ref> The museum was announced by then-Chief Minister of [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[Akhilesh Yadav]] in 2015, and construction began in 2017.<ref name="IT 2020">{{cite journal|title=UP govt's decision to rename Mughal Museum in Agra after Shivaji draws criticism|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/up-govt-s-decision-to-rename-mughal-museum-in-agra-after-shivaji-draws-criticism-1722537-2020-09-16|access-date=19 December 2020|date=16 September 2020|journal=India Today|language=en}}</ref> As of September 2020, the museum is still under construction.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20170320-mughal-museum-taj-mahal-agra-fatehpur-sikri-mughal-empire-history-985982-2017-03-14|title=The museum of Emptiness|first=Giles|last=Tillotson|journal=India Today|language=en|access-date=30 April 2019|date=14 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/rs-20-crore-for-mughal-museum-rs-6-crore-for-diwali-in-ayodhya/articleshow/70352626.cms|title=Yogi Adityanath: Rs 20 crore for Mughal Museum, Rs 6 crore for Diwali in Ayodhya|date=24 July 2019|first=Anuja|last=Jaiswal|work=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref> In September 2020 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister [[Yogi Adityanath]] renamed the Mughal Museum after Emperor [[Shivaji]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 September 2020|title=Explained: 700-plus places in India that bear the names of Mughals today|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/mughal-museum-agra-uttar-pradesh-yogi-adityanath-chhatrapati-shivaji-maharaj-6596770/|access-date=19 December 2020|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
The '''Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum''', previously known as Mughal Museum, is a museum planned to be built in the city of [[Agra]], India.<ref name="Dezeen 2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2016/02/01/david-chipperfield-mughal-museum-agra-india-taj-mahal-work-begins/|title=Work starts on Chipperfield's museum beside the Taj Mahal|date=1 February 2016|website=Dezeen|language=en|access-date=30 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/agra-news/finally-a-mughal-museum-in-taj-city-1205021|title=Finally, a Mughal Museum in Taj City|date=7 August 2015|website=NDTV.com|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|access-date=1 July 2019}}</ref> The museum was announced by then-Chief Minister of [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[Akhilesh Yadav]] in 2015, and construction began in 2017.<ref name="IT 2020">{{cite journal|title=UP govt's decision to rename Mughal Museum in Agra after Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj draws criticism|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/up-govt-s-decision-to-rename-mughal-museum-in-agra-after-Chatrapati-Shivaji-Maharaj-draws-criticism-1722537-2020-09-16|access-date=19 December 2020|date=16 September 2020|journal=India Today|language=en}}</ref> As of September 2020, the museum is still under construction.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20170320-mughal-museum-taj-mahal-agra-fatehpur-sikri-mughal-empire-history-985982-2017-03-14|title=The museum of Emptiness|first=Giles|last=Tillotson|journal=India Today|language=en|access-date=30 April 2019|date=14 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/rs-20-crore-for-mughal-museum-rs-6-crore-for-diwali-in-ayodhya/articleshow/70352626.cms|title=Yogi Adityanath: Rs 20 crore for Mughal Museum, Rs 6 crore for Diwali in Ayodhya|date=24 July 2019|first=Anuja|last=Jaiswal|work=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref> In September 2020 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister [[Yogi Adityanath]] renamed the Mughal Museum after the [[Maratha]] king [[Shivaji]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 September 2020|title=Explained: 700-plus places in India that bear the names of Mughals today|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/mughal-museum-agra-uttar-pradesh-yogi-adityanath-chhatrapati-shivaji-maharaj-6596770/|access-date=19 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Lefèvre|first=Corinne|title=Heritage politics and policies in Hindu Rashtra|journal=South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal|issue=24/25|year=2020|doi=10.4000/samaj.6728|doi-access=free}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 00:52, 23 December 2024

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum
Map
Former name
Mughal Museum
EstablishedUnder construction
LocationAgra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates18°55′37″N 72°49′58″E / 18.9269°N 72.8327°E / 18.9269; 72.8327
TypePlanned museum
FounderAkhilesh Yadav
ManagerYogi Adityanath
OwnerGovernment of Uttar Pradesh

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum, previously known as Mughal Museum, is a museum planned to be built in the city of Agra, India.[1][2] The museum was announced by then-Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav in 2015, and construction began in 2017.[3] As of September 2020, the museum is still under construction.[4][5] In September 2020 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath renamed the Mughal Museum after the Maratha king Shivaji.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Work starts on Chipperfield's museum beside the Taj Mahal". Dezeen. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Finally, a Mughal Museum in Taj City". NDTV.com. Indo-Asian News Service. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. ^ "UP govt's decision to rename Mughal Museum in Agra after Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj draws criticism". India Today. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. ^ Tillotson, Giles (14 March 2017). "The museum of Emptiness". India Today. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. ^ Jaiswal, Anuja (24 July 2019). "Yogi Adityanath: Rs 20 crore for Mughal Museum, Rs 6 crore for Diwali in Ayodhya". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Explained: 700-plus places in India that bear the names of Mughals today". 17 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  7. ^ Lefèvre, Corinne (2020). "Heritage politics and policies in Hindu Rashtra". South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal (24/25). doi:10.4000/samaj.6728.