Akbar was a very ambitious ruler.Moghul empire was expanding day by day. But still there were prize states that yet were not part of the empire. He worked out a plan and got down to implement it with farsightedness and patience. It paid dividends.By 1564 the empire of Akbar had spread upto Kabul in north, […]
Although Akbar had taken over the reins of the empire from Bairam Khan and latter was no more in the world yet he was not in full control of the situation. There were several other influences that were handicapping him. Maham Anaga had very cleverly removed Bairam Khan from the scene and increased her influence
By now Akbar had grown into a 18 year old youngman although in maturity he was decades ahead.Bairam Khan was appointed the guardian of Akbar when the latter was at a very raw age. The former guided him along and ruled on his behalf when Humayun had become history. He failed to gauge how fast
During his stay at Jallandhar Akbar received a shocking news. His future looked in peril. News was that Hemu, the commander/prime minister of Mohammad Shah Adil had captured Delhi.Infact, when Hemu learnt about the death of Humayun he was seized by a desire to conquer Delhi. On the very same day Hemu had set out
When Akbar descended on the throne the boundaries of the empire were not very far spread. It was limited to Kalpi in south, Pathankot in north, Haridwar in east and in west upto Hissar. About two lakh square km area was under its influence. The administration had no firm hold on the subjects or the
After the defeat of Kamran areas under the control of Humayun gained some stability and peace. So, when Akbar showed little interest in studying books his sire decided to train him in administrative works. First, Akbar was given the charge of running the affairs of a village called Charkh, situated in south-east to Kabul.Some time
Akbar was completing his eighth year of age. All the years, so far, since his birth had been full of instability, nomadic movements of the family and turmoils that didn’t allow Humayun to arrange for the proper education of his son. Now Humayun duly paid attention to the matter. On November 20, 1547 he organised
Akbar acknowledged as the greatest Moghul Emperor of India descended on the throne at raw age of only 13 amidst bewildering turmoils and struggles. He had soft corner for Hindus inspite of being a Muslim ruler and was truly secular. Some historians have pointed out his faults while majority of them have excessively glorified him.In
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