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    Akbar was the third and one of the greatest rulers of the Mughal Dynasty in India, reigning from 1556 until his death in 1605. He expanded the Mughal Empire to include nearly all of northern India by conquering new lands and implementing centralized administration. To unify his religiously and culturally diverse empire, Akbar adopted tolerant policies that gained the support of non-Muslim subjects. He was also a great patron of art, literature, and culture, and his courts became centers of learning where ideas were exchanged between scholars of different faiths.

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    Akbar was the third and one of the greatest rulers of the Mughal Dynasty in India, reigning from 1556 until his death in 1605. He expanded the Mughal Empire to include nearly all of northern India by conquering new lands and implementing centralized administration. To unify his religiously and culturally diverse empire, Akbar adopted tolerant policies that gained the support of non-Muslim subjects. He was also a great patron of art, literature, and culture, and his courts became centers of learning where ideas were exchanged between scholars of different faiths.

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    Akbar was the third and one of the greatest rulers of the Mughal Dynasty in India, reigning from 1556 until his death in 1605. He expanded the Mughal Empire to include nearly all of northern India by conquering new lands and implementing centralized administration. To unify his religiously and culturally diverse empire, Akbar adopted tolerant policies that gained the support of non-Muslim subjects. He was also a great patron of art, literature, and culture, and his courts became centers of learning where ideas were exchanged between scholars of different faiths.

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    Akbar (IPA: [kbr]; 14 October 1542 27 October 1605), also known as Akbar the

    Great or Akbar I,
    [6][7]
    was Mughal Emperor from 1556 until his death. He was the third and one of
    the greatest rulers of the Mughal Dynasty in India. Akbar succeeded his father,Humayun, under a
    regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expand and consolidate Mughal domains
    in India. A strong personality and a successful general, Akbar gradually enlarged the Mughal
    Empire to include nearly all of the Indian Subcontinent north of the Godavari river. His power and
    influence, however, extended over the entire country because of Mughal military, political,
    cultural, and economic dominance. To unify the vast Mughal state, Akbar established a
    centralised system of administration throughout his empire and adopted a policy of conciliating
    conquered rulers through marriage and diplomacy. In order to preserve peace and order in a
    religiously and culturally diverse empire, he adopted policies that won him the support of his non-
    Muslim subjects. Eschewing tribal bonds and Islamic state identity, Akbar strived to unite far-
    flung lands of his realm through loyalty, expressed through a Persianisedculture, to himself as an
    emperor who had near-divine status.
    Mughal India developed a strong and stable economy, leading to commercial expansion and
    greater patronage of culture. Akbar himself was a patron of art and culture. He was fond of
    literature, and created a library of over 24,000 volumes written
    in Sanskrit, Hindustani,Persian, Greek, Latin, Arabic and Kashmiri, staffed by many scholars,
    translators, artists, calligraphers, scribes, bookbinders and readers. Holy men of many faiths,
    poets, architects and artisans adorned his court from all over the world for study and discussion.
    Akbar's courts at Delhi, Agra, and Fatehpur Sikri became centers of the arts, letters, and
    learning. Perso-Islamic culture began to merge and blend with indigenous Indian elements, and a
    distinct Indo-Persian culture emerged characterised by Mughal style arts, painting,
    and architecture. Disillusioned with orthodox Islam and perhaps hoping to bring about religious
    unity within his empire, Akbar promulgated Din-i-Ilahi, a syncretic creed derived from Islam,
    Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and Christianity. A simple, monotheistic cult, tolerant in outlook, it
    centered on Akbar as a prophet, for which he drew the ire of the ulema and orthodox Muslims.
    Akbar's reign significantly influenced the course of Indian history. During his rule, the Mughal
    empire tripled in size and wealth. He created a powerful military system and instituted effective
    political and social reforms. By abolishing the sectarian tax on non-Muslims and appointing them
    to high civil and military posts, he was the first Mughal ruler to win the trust and loyalty of the
    native subjects. He had Sanskrit literature translated, participated in native festivals, realizing that
    a stable empire depended on the co-operation and good-will of his subjects. Thus, the
    foundations for a multicultural empire under Mughal rule was laid during his reign. Akbar was
    succeeded as emperor by his son, Jahangir.

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