Due to its strategic location and proximity to Agra, Deeg had to face repeated attacks by invaders.

[1] Deeg was a site of a legendary battle between the Jats and a combined Mughal and Maratha army of 8,000 men.

After eight years of success in his forays, Suraj Mal captured Delhi and plundered the Red Fort carrying away masses of valuables including an entire marble building, which was dismantled and numbered.

Bullocks were employed with large leather "buckets" to draw water to the tank through a complex pulley system.

[1] The fountain spray and the jets create a monsoon-like ambience that is enhanced by a unique technique that produces thunder-like sound all around the pavilion.

Hundreds of metal balls placed strategically on the channel surrounding the roof are set rolling with the water pressure which results in a thunderous effect.

It had once served as a part of Parsi death rites, functioning as a platform for washing dead bodies.

[1] February and March are the best months to see this lovely garden-palace, Suraj Mals fairy creation, at its best; when the fountains are playing, the flowering bushes are just coming out, the roses in the parterres are all in bloom, and the soft cool green of the mango, jaman, amalaka, and nim trees has not yet been spoiled by the hot, dusty winds of the Indian spring.