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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 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.

He was succeeded by his son Jahangir.

References

The Great Moguls, by B.Gascoigne, Harper Row Publishers, New York, 1972, p.15
The Cambridge History of India, Vol IV, Mughal India, ed, Lt. Col. Sir W.Haig, Sir R.Burn, S.Chand & Co., Delhi, 1963, pp.71-73

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-'''Akbar''' (1542-1605; reigned 1556-1605) was the third, and arguably the greatest, [[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. Although illiterate, he was a cultured and learned man, with a lively and enquiring mind. He sought a synthesis of religions: at the city of [[Fatehpur Sikri]] which he created in the arid land west of [[Agra]], he built a 'house of worship' where [[Moslem]]s, [[Christian]]s, [[Zoroastrian]]s, [[Hindu]]s and others would gather to discuss faith with the emperor. According to Fred Reinhard Dallmayr, "the outcome of these debates was a modified version of monotheism composed of strands from [[Sufism]], Zoroastrianism, and Hinduism which Akbar himself professed - but without compelling adherence to his beliefs throughout his empire." (''Beyond Orientalism: Essays on Cross-Cultural Encounter'')
+'''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 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.
+He was succeeded by his son [[Jahangir]].
+==References==
+*The Great Moguls, by B.Gascoigne, Harper Row Publishers, New York, 1972, p.15
+*The Cambridge History of India, Vol IV, Mughal India, ed, Lt. Col. Sir W.Haig, Sir R.Burn, S.Chand & Co., Delhi, 1963, pp.71-73
 [[Category:Mughal Emperors]]