Agra Jail Cotton Durry,Size: 17.5x8 TCC-791 The world renowned jail durries, possibly the most expensive durries in world at present originated from the mughal empire under the patronage of one of the greatest mughal emperors,Akhbar grandfather of emperor Shahjahan,who was the one who built the Taj mahal,Agra in memory of his departed wife, Mumtaz in the 16th century. King Akhbar, who was illiterate himself ,was a great propogater of the arts and culture and it was during his reign that the arts flourished most in India. It was when it was brought to the notice of the emperor that the prisoners used to create a lot of ruckus in the jails that he decided to reform them. Between 1520-30’s he brought some of the finest weavers of durries and carpets from the most well known carpet workshops of Persia to teach the jail birds ,the art of weaving durries and carpets. These jail birds took a lot of pride in their work and they eventually outshone their masters.