Abu’l Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar I, (15 October 1542- 27 October 1605) and later the Akbar the Great was the Mughal Emperor from the 1556 until his death. Akbar was the third and one of the greatest rulers of the Mughal Dynasty in India.
Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, under the regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expand and consolidate Mughal domains in India.
The last emperor of India, Bahadur Shah, was forced into the exile in Burma by Britain during the Sepoy Rebellion or the First Indian War of Independence.
Akbar gradually enlarged the Mughal Empire to include nearly all the Indian Subcontinent north of the Godavari River. Akbar power and influence, however, extended over the entire country because of Mughal military, political, cultural and economic dominance. Akbar established the centralised system of administration throughout his empire and adopted the policy of conciliating conquered rulers through marriage and diplomacy.
During the Akbar, the Mughal Empire tripled in size and wealth. He created the powerful military system and instituted effective political and social reforms.
Mughal Empire weakens:
Shah Jahan’s third son, Aurangzeb, seized the throne and had all of his brothers executed after the protracted succession struggle in 1658. At the time, Shah Jahan was still alive, but Aurangzeb had his sickly father confined to the Fort at Agra. Shah Jahan spent his declining years gazing out at the Taj, and died in 1666.
The Aurangzeb proved to be the last of the “Great Mughals”. Throughtout his reign, he expanded the empire in all directions.
The three year long revolt by the Mughals, long time ally, the Pashtun, began in 1672. In the aftermath, the Mughals lost much of their authority in what is now Afghanistan, seriously weakening the empire.
Death and Legacy:
On 3 October 1605, Akbar fell ill with an attack of the dysentery, from which he never recovered. He is believed to have died on or about 27 october 1605, after which his body was buried at the mausoleum in the Sikandra, Agra.
Akbar left behind the rich legacy both for the Mughal Empire as well as the Indian subcontinent in general. He firmly entrenched the authority of the Mughal empire in India and beyond, after it had been threatened by the Afghans during his father reign., establishing its military and diplomatic superiority.
Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, under the regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expand and consolidate Mughal domains in India.
The last emperor of India, Bahadur Shah, was forced into the exile in Burma by Britain during the Sepoy Rebellion or the First Indian War of Independence.
Akbar gradually enlarged the Mughal Empire to include nearly all the Indian Subcontinent north of the Godavari River. Akbar power and influence, however, extended over the entire country because of Mughal military, political, cultural and economic dominance. Akbar established the centralised system of administration throughout his empire and adopted the policy of conciliating conquered rulers through marriage and diplomacy.
During the Akbar, the Mughal Empire tripled in size and wealth. He created the powerful military system and instituted effective political and social reforms.
Mughal Empire weakens:
Shah Jahan’s third son, Aurangzeb, seized the throne and had all of his brothers executed after the protracted succession struggle in 1658. At the time, Shah Jahan was still alive, but Aurangzeb had his sickly father confined to the Fort at Agra. Shah Jahan spent his declining years gazing out at the Taj, and died in 1666.
The Aurangzeb proved to be the last of the “Great Mughals”. Throughtout his reign, he expanded the empire in all directions.
The three year long revolt by the Mughals, long time ally, the Pashtun, began in 1672. In the aftermath, the Mughals lost much of their authority in what is now Afghanistan, seriously weakening the empire.
Death and Legacy:
On 3 October 1605, Akbar fell ill with an attack of the dysentery, from which he never recovered. He is believed to have died on or about 27 october 1605, after which his body was buried at the mausoleum in the Sikandra, Agra.
Akbar left behind the rich legacy both for the Mughal Empire as well as the Indian subcontinent in general. He firmly entrenched the authority of the Mughal empire in India and beyond, after it had been threatened by the Afghans during his father reign., establishing its military and diplomatic superiority.
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