We are all known to the Mughal
dynasty. The Mughal set up a strong and powerful empire encompassing the whole
of India. These were several rulers from Babar, the founder of the Mughal
Empire to Bahadur Shah II, the last Mughal Emperor. Nevertheless the
mightiest, wisest and the most ambitious ruler among them was Akbar – The Great.
Akbar was born on 15th as
the son of Humayun and Hamid Banu Begum who at that time were in exile, as
Humayun was defeated by Sher Shah Suri and lost Delhi. He spent his childhood
away from the comforts that a prince gets. Humayun reconquered Delhi in
1555when Islam Shah succeeded Sher Shah Suri.
Akbar succeeded his father on 14th
February, 1556 when he was just 13 years old. Akbar’s first military
conflict was with Hemu, a brave Hindu general of Adil Shah. The Mughal army
under Bairam Khan succeeded in defeating Hemu in the famous battle of Panipat.
This made Akbar the undisputed master of the throne. Akbar was very ambitious.
He wanted to bring the whole of India under him. As a result in the 17th century
his empire extended to three-fourths of India, Afghanistan and Baluchistan.
Akbar’s empire extended from Bengal
in the east to Afghanistan in the north-west and from Himalayas in the north to
Godavari River in the east. Akbar was a good administrator. His liberal
religious policies won the hearts of millions of people. He abolished the pilgrim
tax and the jaziya tax which were
prevalent at that time. He also founded a religion called Din-I-Illa hi to unite the people of all the religions.
Though Babar was the first ruler and
also the founder of Mughal dynasty, Akbar is said to be the real founder of
Mughal Empire. Akbar died in 1605. He
ruled from 1556 to 1605. His rule was glorious. Thus it is correct to add the acronym
great to his name.
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