The first person to refer to Agra by its modern name was Ptolemy

The earliest reference to Agra exists in the Mahabharata, which refers to it as "Agravana". The first person to refer to Agra by its modern name was Ptolemy. Founded in the early sixteenth century by -Sikander Lodhi, Agra was the seat of the -Mughal empire during the reigns of Akbar, Jahangir, and Shahjahan