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Emperor Akbar

Emperor Akbar. The Mughal ruler. Who was Akbar?. Akbar, also known as Akbar the Great or Akbar 1, was Mughal Emperor from 1556 until his death. He was the third and greatest ruler of the Mughal Dynasty in India. Born:  October 14, 1542, Umerkot , Pakistan.

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Emperor Akbar

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  1. Emperor Akbar The Mughal ruler.

  2. Who was Akbar? Akbar, also known as Akbar the Great or Akbar 1, was Mughal Emperor from 1556 until his death. He was the third and greatest ruler of the Mughal Dynasty in India. Born: October 14, 1542, Umerkot , Pakistan. Died: October 27, 1605, Fatehpur Sikri. Full name: Abu'l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar Spouse : mariam-uz-zamani Parents :Humayun , hamada banu begum Sibling : mirza Muhammad hakim

  3. At the age of 13 , after his father , Humayun , when he had to become the king ,he was helped by his tutor , Bairam khan.

  4. How did Akbar unite the Mughal empire? Akbar the Great united the Mughal Empire by bringing the enjoyment of cultural progress to India. He also made economic progress. This brought alliances with Hindu Rajput kingdoms.

  5. Akbar as a ruler. Akbar was a kind and just ruler he looked after his people well. He often disguised himself to checked if the people were happy. Akbar was fond of music and respected poets.

  6. Akbar's conquests Akbar wanted to expand his empire and bring the whole of India under his control. He fought the rajputs in the north of India. He also defeated the rulers of Malawa , Gondwana ,Chittor , Rathambhor , Gujarat , Bihar , Bengal and Mewar.

  7. Places Akbar build Akbar built a number of beautiful buildings including the Fatehpur Sikri.

  8. Fatehpur sikri Fatehpur Sikri is a city and a municipal board in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The city was founded in 1569 by the Mughal emperor Akbar, and served as the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1571 to 1585. 

  9. Diwan-i-khas The Diwan-i-Khas, or Hall of Private Audiences, in the Red Fort of Delhi was the place where the Mughal emperor received courtiers and state guests. It was also known as the Shah Mahal.

  10. Diwan-i-am The Diwan-i-Am, or Hall of Audience, located in the Red Fort of Delhi was where the Mughal emperorShah Jahan (1628-1658) and his successors received members of the general public and heard their grievances.

  11. Akbar the Great Born on October 15, 1542 in Umarkot, India, and enthroned at age 14, Akbar the Great began his military conquests under the tutelage of a regent before claiming imperial power and expanding the Mughal Empire. Known as much for his inclusive leadership style as for his war mongering, Akbar ushered in an era of religious tolerance and appreciation for the arts. Akbar the Great died in 1605.

  12. Akbar's administration Akbar was a efficient ruler. he set down laws and helped people get justice. He set up an excellent administrative system. He divided his empire into smaller parts called subas. Each suba was ruled by a governor and was further divided into paraganas. A number of villages formed a paragana.

  13. Akbar’s mom Hamida Banu Begum was Akbar's mother and was born in 1527 to Shaikh Ali Akbar Jami, a Persian shia, and a friend and preceptor to Mughal prince HindalMirza, the youngest son of the first Mughal Emperor Babur. Ali Akbar Jami was also known as Mir Baba Dost, who belonged to the lineage of Ahmad JamiZindafil

  14. Akbar ‘s dad Humayun was the second Mughal emperor who ruled a large territory consisting of what is now Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of northern India from 1530–1540 and again from 1555–1556. Like his father, Babur, he lost his kingdom early, but with Persian aid, he eventually regained an even larger one. On the eve of his death in 1556, the Mughal empire spanned almost one million square km.

  15. Akbar's brother Muhammad Hakim was the second son of Mughal emperor Humayun. He ruled over Kabul and often conflicted with his elder brother emperor Akbar. Mirza hakim was one of the favourite brother of emperor Akbar. Akbar cared for him a lot.

  16. Akbar's sister Bakshi Banu was a Mughal princess as the second daughter of Emperor  Humayun from his wife Gunwar Bibi. She was also the granddaughter of Emperor Babur, the founder of the  Mughal empire  and the first Mughal Emperor, as well as the older half-sister of the third Mughal Emperor Akbar.

  17. Akbar's wife list

  18. Akbar's wife Mariam-uz-Zamani(October 1, 1542 – May 19, 1623) was an Empress of the Mughal empire. She was the wife of Mughalemperor Akbar. She was his first and chief Rajputwife, and the mother of the next Mughal king , Jahangir , and grandmother of the following Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.

  19. Akbar's wife Ruqaiya Sultan Begumwas an Empress of the Mughal Empire. She was the first wife of Emperor Akbar. She was also the longest serving Mughal empress having a tenure of over 49 years.

  20. Akbar's wife Salima Sultan Begumwas an Empress of the Mughal Empire as a wife of Emperor Akbar. Salima had been previously married to Bairam Khan and after his murder in 1561, she was subsequently married by her first cousin, the Emperor Akbar.

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