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Akbar the Great ruling India 1556 – 1605 With wisdom & tolerance

Akbar the Great ruling India 1556 – 1605 With wisdom & tolerance. Barely out of his teens, Akbar:. quickly consolidated power centralized the administration dispensed with ambitious Ministers dealt swiftly with dissident commanders encouraged marriages between Hindus & Muslims.

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Akbar the Great ruling India 1556 – 1605 With wisdom & tolerance

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  1. Akbar the Great ruling India 1556 – 1605 With wisdom & tolerance

  2. Barely out of his teens, Akbar: • quickly consolidated power • centralized the administration • dispensed with ambitious Ministers • dealt swiftly with dissident commanders • encouraged marriages between Hindus & Muslims. • married Hindu princess (first of thirty-three wives) • her relatives became loyal lieutenants and were treated as nobles.

  3. Akbar’s Royal Bathing Chamber

  4. The Agra Fort: Military power was the root of his strength.

  5. Gwalior Fortress: Taken over by Akbar

  6. The Emperor Akbar had great reverence for the House of Guru Nanak. He honoured saints of all religions and paid his homage while touring his empire. Guru AmarDas Ji’s fame had also reached his ears and Akbar went to visit Guru Ji in Gowindwal in 1567. He got off his horse and walked a distance in reverence for the Guru. Seeing the spiritual and non-sectarian atmosphere of Guru Sahib Ji’s sanctuary, Akbar was greatly impressed. On being informed that no one, high or low could gain an audience with the Guru without first partaking food in the langar , Akbar welcomed the idea and sitting in a row with all other common folk he ate langar. Akbar was profoundly impressed by this unique institution where all men, irrespective of caste or religion sat on one level and ate food. www.info-sikh.com/G-EmpPage1.html

  7. Akbar pays his respect to Sikh religious leader.

  8. Akbar visits Hindu holy man

  9. Akbar invented “Divine Faith”: a blend of Islam, Hinduism, Jainism & Christianity Offended some Muslims, who attempted a revolt When Akbar died, so did the “Divine Faith”, though several religions today blend ideas from all faiths.

  10. Buland Darwaza (“High Gate”)

  11. Akbar’s bureaucracy: made up of natives & foreigners Muslims & Hindus Position based on merit chief finance minister created a graduated income tax (not adopted by U.S. until 20th century) taxes were fair & affordable more people paid more money was raised

  12. The Tomb of Akbar The Great

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