'''Akbar''' (1542-1605; reigned 1556-1605) was the third [[Mughal]] emperor. He succeeded his father [[Humayun]] at the age of thirteen, and achieved early success as a general, defeating threats to the empire from rival Moslem and Hindu states. Contrary to popular belief, Akbar was a cruel and barbaric ruler and had a victory tower constructed with heads of Hemu Vikramaditya's Captured/Surrendered army after the Second Battle of Panipat. Later on, Akbar also slaughtered more than 30,000 Hindu peasants after the fall of Chitod in 1568.
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'''Akbar''' (1542-1605; reigned 1556-1605) was the third [[Mughal]] emperor. He succeeded his father [[Humayun]] at the age of thirteen, and achieved early success as a general, defeating threats to the empire from rival Moslem and Hindu states. Contrary to popular belief, Akbar was a cruel and barbaric ruler and had a victory tower constructed with the heads of Hemu Vikramaditya's Captured/Surrendered army after the Second Battle of Panipat. Later on, Akbar also slaughtered more than 30,000 Hindu peasants after the fall of Chitod in 1568.