AGRA, i'gra, India, a city in the North west Provinces, on the right bank of the Jum na, 841 miles by rail from Calcutta. It is a well-built and handsome town and has various interesting structures, among which are the imperial palace, a mass of buildings erected by several emperors; the Moti Masjid or Pearl Mosque (both within the old and extensive fort); the mosque called the Jama Masjid (a cenotaph of white marble) ; and above all, the Taj Mahal, a mausoleum of the 17th century, built by the Emperor Shah Jchan to his favorite queen, of white marble, adorned throughout with exquisite mosaics. There are several Protestant and Roman Catholic churches, a government college and three other colleges or high schools, besides a medical college. Agra has a trade in grain, sugar, etc., and some manufactures, including beautiful inlaid mo saics. It was founded in 1566 by the Emperor Akbar, and was a residence of the following emperors for over a century. Pop. 185,500.
AGRAM, (('gram, Austria-Hungary, capital of the crownland of Croatia-Slavonia, between the banks of the Save and the foothills of the Agram Mountains rising in the background to 3,400 feet, 188 miles by rail south of Vienna.
Of Roman origin, Agram was made the see of a bishop in 1094. It was ravaged by the Mongol-Tartars in 1242, but after their ex pulsion it was rebuilt and created a royal free city. It was made the capital of Croatia $lavonia in 1867 and is an important Slavic national centre. Earthquakes in 1880 and in 1901 did considerable damage. Divided into the Kapitel-Stadt or Bishop's town, and the upper and lower towns, the city has numerous fine buildings, including the archiepiscopal cathedral of the 15th century, the governor's alace, the Academy of Sciences. the Franz Josef University and the national theatre. Street railways connect the different districts. An active trade is carried on in wine, grain, silk, pbrcelain, etc., and there are thriving manufactures of cannons, ammunitions, carpets, tobacco, leather, linen, etc., besides important state railroad works. Pop. 80,000.