Akbar's Tolerant Religious Policy: Akbar was very broadminded. He wanted to work out a synthesis of all religions. His treatment with the Hindus was very tolerant. In fact he was so liberal in his religious outlook that he attempted to find a new religion on the basis of good points of all religions. Of course he made no effort to [...]
Akbar was a great pragmatist. He was the first Muslim ruler to realize that without the help of the Rajput's, no permanent empire could be set up in India. Accordingly, he took measures to secure their cooperation. He treated them as very trustworthy friends and not mere vassals. He abandoned the old policy of repression and persecution of the Rajput's. [...]
Akbar whose full name was Jalal-ud-Din Mohammad Akbar was born at Amarkot in Sind when Humayun was running for shelter from place to place. He was crowned in a small town in Punjab at the age of about thirteen in 1542. As a matter of fact there was no throne or kingdom whose emperor he was declared. By dint of [...]