Akbar the Great

Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar was the third generation Mughal emperor, who was born in Umarkot, Sindh, and inherited the throne of his father, Humayun at the age of 13-14 in 1556. He ruled India for almost 50 years till 1605 during which India went through the most glorious period in its history. His empire saw Akbar grow from his teens and become a wise, strategic leader, who transformed India, and came to be known as Akbar, The Great. During his early years of rule from 1556 to 1560, Akbar was a figure of the throne, and the main decisions of rule were made by first, his loyal tutor, Bairam Khan, and after his retirement and eventual death, by the emperor’s foster mother, Maham Anga. Akbar freed himself from her rule by punishing her son to…

CE to 1850 CE, is an Islamic dynasty that invaded Hindu India. Akbar the Great, Aurangzeb, and Shah Jahan were the most famous leaders of the Mughal Dynasty. However, the most useful leader is Akbar the Great. To begin with, the Divine Faith was a huge contribution to making the Mughal successful. Secondly, the Mughal dynasty expanded to a significant extent due to Akbar the Great. The importance of education was valued in the Mughal Empire during Akbar’s reign. Lastly, the monumental…

How would you describe the reigns of Babur, Akbar the Great, Shah Jahan, and Aurangzeb? Babur is known for establishing Mughal dynasty in the India and he was the very first Mughal emperor. He found inspiration from the Persian culture and used its influence in his own actions and it continued to influence his successors, he was able to remarkably expand the Persianate ethos within the India. Akbar helped to develop a strong and stable economy, this un turn lead to commercial expansion and a…

translation of the Mahabharata. It was on the seventeenth day of the war that this battle took place. The war was the result of a dynastic succession struggle between the two groups of cousins, the Pandavans and the Kaudavans. Bhima led the Pandavan army and Dushasana was the second son of one hundred sons of the blind king of the Kaudavas, Dhritarashtra. Bhima is responsible for killing all one hundred Kaudavan sons. The Kurukshetra War is believed to be dated back to 3102 BCE. Therefore,…

Akbar succeeded to the throne, Through warfare and diplomacy, Akbar was able to extend his empire in all directions and controlled almost the entire Indian subcontinent north of the Godavari River. To keep himself in power, He created a new class of nobility loyal to him from the military aristocracy of India's social groups, plus implemented a modern government, and supported cultural developments. At the same time, Akbar intensified trade with European trading companies. India developed a…

were studied, I think that Akbar the Great was the strongest absolute ruler. Even though Akbar the Great was illiterate, he was still a strong ruler through his political views, his economic reforms and tolerance of other religions. There were other rulers such as Queen Elizabeth I, Tokugawa Ieyasu and Suleiman the Magnificent who were also absolute rulers, but they did not compare to Akbar the Great. Akbar the Great accomplished many things through the political perspective of an absolute…

Mughal- one of the nomads who invaded the Indian subcontinent in the 16th century and established a powerful empire there Babur- set up the foundations for the Mughal empire Akbar- barbur’s grandson Sikh- a member of a nonviolent religious group whose beliefs blend elements of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sufism Shah Jahan- built gardens, monuments, and forts while his people starved due to famine Taj Mahal- a beautiful tomb in Agra, India, built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his wife…

Film Response Jodha Akbar I will answer the questions you asked on canvas regarding the film to display my understanding of the film and the fusion and clash of the Hindu and Muslim cultures. Akbar was a Muslim man of peace and truly wanted to see both Hindu, Muslims and other religions to flourish together in harmony, in the same environment. Octavio Paz tells us of how music was quite a large success in bringing the two religions together. He claims that the music of India greatly influenced…

Dara Shikoh, son of famous Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, lived up to the expectations of a great ruler until his downfall in 1659. Known for his intellectual ideas, peaceful pursuits, and political power, Dara Shikoh was expected to take the next role as a leader of the Mughal Empire after his father. Without a doubt, Shah Jahan favored his eldest son, so Dara was given the opportunities needed in order to be next in line. However, Dara’s life would be cut short after contending for the royal…

Tom is a despicable character who embodies everything that is wrong with society, and flies through life unpunished. Gatsby is a man who came from humble beginnings, and made something out of himself for the sole purpose of recuperating the one thing that ever made him feel alive – Daisy. Gatsby lied, cheated, and took part in organized crime, so what can possibly him great, you may ask. Well, in my opinion, Gatsby’s never-ending optimism, simplicity of heart, and power to make his dreams into…