Definitions for "Akbar"
Keywords:  mughal, succeeded, hindu, empire, son
third Mogol emperor born in 1542, who ruled from 1556 to 1605. He was a son of Humâyûn. He conquered the whole middle valley of the Ganges River, then the Gwalior and Ajmer States, before he progressively stretched his empire all over north India, from the Sind western area (lower Indus valley) to east Bengal. He founded the Fatehpur Sikri city, near Agra, in the 7Os. Then he divided the empire into fifteen provinces and reorganized the administration of this huge whole. He reconciled the hindu and muslim religions and tried to establish a syncretic (unified) religion (the religion of Light). He was a remarkable patron of arts for artists, for instance miniaturists and writters. When he died, his son Salim succeeded to him, as Jahângîr.
Son and successor of Humayan; oversaw building of military and administrative systems that became typical of Mughal rule in India; pursued policy of cooperation with Hindu princes; attempted to create new religion to bind Muslim and Hindu populations of India. (p. 628)
Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar ( - Jalāl ud-DÄ«n Moḥammad Akbar), also known as Akbar the Great (Akbar-e-Azam) (October 15 1542 – October 27 1605) was the son of Nasiruddin Humayun whom he succeeded as ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1556 to 1605.
Keywords:  greatest, greater
Greatest or greater