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Akbar the Great

Type Figure Region South Asia Time 1542–1605 Also known as Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Akbar

Third Mughal emperor (r. 1556–1605), son of Humayun; he expanded the empire and promoted religious tolerance and administrative reform.

Timeline

  1. 1560–1570Agra · Uttar PradeshAround 1560 Akbar gradually freed himself from the control of his regent Bairam Khan, dismissed and exiled him in 1561, and took personal charge of government. He then suppressed provincial revolts and reorganized the fiscal and military systems.
  2. 1571–1605Fatehpur Sikri · Uttar PradeshAfter assuming personal rule, Akbar campaigned continuously and conquered Gujarat, Bengal, and other regions. He introduced the mansabdari system and a policy of religious reconciliation, and built Fatehpur Sikri as a new capital.

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