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Akbar
3rd Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Akbar (Abu'l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar, 15 October 1542 – 27 October 1605), also known as Akbar the Great was the 3rd Mughal Emperor.[13] He was born in Amarkot (or Umerkot) now in Province Sindh, Pakistan. He was the son of 2nd Mughal Emperor Humayun. Akbar is considered one of the greatest Indian emperors in Indian history.[14] Some even compare his legacy with that of the Indian conqueror Ashoka.
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3rd Mughal Emperor | |||||||||
Reign | 11 February 1556 – 27 October 1605[3][4] | ||||||||
Coronation | 14 February 1556[3] | ||||||||
Predecessor | Humayun | ||||||||
Successor | Jahangir | ||||||||
Regent | Bairam Khan (1556–1560)[5] | ||||||||
Born | Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar 15 October 1542[lower-alpha 1] Amarkot, Rajputana (modern-day Umerkot, Sindh, Pakistan) | ||||||||
Died | 27 October 1605(1605-10-27) (aged 63) Fatehpur Sikri, Agra Subah, Mughal Empire (modern-day Uttar Pradesh, India) | ||||||||
Burial | November 1605 Akbar's Tomb, Sikandra, Agra, India | ||||||||
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Father | Humayun | ||||||||
Mother | Hamida Banu Begum | ||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam[11][12] Din-i-Ilahi(Later converted) |
Akbar grew up in a rajput household and was born in a rajput fortress of local Hindu Ruler Rana Prasad.[15] Akbar became the de jure (by Law) king in 1556 at the age of 13 when his father died. Akbar was too young to rule, so Bairam Khan was appointed as Akbar's regent and chief army commander. Soon after coming to power Akbar defeated Hemu, the general of the Afghan forces, in the Second Battle of Panipat. After a few years, he ended the regency of Bairam Khan and took charge of the kingdom. He initially offered friendship to the Rajputs. However, he had to fight against some Rajputs who opposed him. In 1576 he defeated Maharana Pratap of Mewar in the Battle of Haldighati, Who soon however reconquered most of his territories in Battle of Dewair. Akbar's wars made the Mughal empire more than twice as big as it had been before, covering most of the Indian subcontinent except the south (excluding the Deccan Plateau).