<P> The third and greatest Mughal emperor , Akbar , moved the capital to Agra , resulting in a decline in the fortunes of Delhi . In the mid-17th century , the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan ( 1628 -- 1658 ) built the city that sometimes bears his name Shahjahanabad , the seventh city of Delhi that is more commonly known as the old city or old Delhi . This city contains a number of significant architectural features , including the Red Fort ( Lal Qila ) and the Jama Masjid . The old city served as the capital of the later Mughal Empire from 1638 onwards , when Shah Jahan transferred the capital back from Agra . Aurangzeb ( 1658 -- 1707 ) crowned himself as emperor in Delhi in 1658 at the Shalimar garden ( ' Aizzabad - Bagh ) with a second coronation in 1659 . After 1680 , the Mughal Empire 's influence declined rapidly as the Hindu Maratha Empire rose to prominence . </P>
<P> The third and greatest Mughal emperor , Akbar , moved the capital to Agra , resulting in a decline in the fortunes of Delhi . In the mid-17th century , the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan ( 1628 -- 1658 ) built the city that sometimes bears his name Shahjahanabad , the seventh city of Delhi that is more commonly known as the old city or old Delhi . This city contains a number of significant architectural features , including the Red Fort ( Lal Qila ) and the Jama Masjid . The old city served as the capital of the later Mughal Empire from 1638 onwards , when Shah Jahan transferred the capital back from Agra . Aurangzeb ( 1658 -- 1707 ) crowned himself as emperor in Delhi in 1658 at the Shalimar garden ( ' Aizzabad - Bagh ) with a second coronation in 1659 . After 1680 , the Mughal Empire 's influence declined rapidly as the Hindu Maratha Empire rose to prominence . </P>
which mughal emperor shifted capital from agra to delhi
which mughal emperor shifted capital from agra to delhi
Shah Jahan
Shah Jahan