Akbar the Great

be considered the greatest Muslim emperor in India. When Akbar, Humayun’s son, was fourteen years old, his father managed to regain control of India, but unfortunately met his expiration when he fell down a set of stairs, leaving his son in charge of the empire. Akbar, luckily, resembled no characteristics that his father possessed. The extraordinary emperor expanded his land tremendously and conquered many countries. Additionally, Akbar treated his subjects respectfully, careful to meet their

age began with the creation of India’s greatest Empires—The Mughals. The Mughal rulers brought India to its pinnacle of political power, and cultural success (Spielvogel 530). To acknowledge some of the greatest rulers of the Mughal Empire— Babur, Akbar, and Aurangzeb; these rulers created some of the greatest achievements in India, and some of the greatest controversies as well. The founder of the Mughal Empire was Babur, who had an esteemed background, in regards to his family. Babur’s father was

My Father’s Notebook: A Novel of Iran by Kader Abdolah is told from two points of view: one from a narrator & another from one of the main character. The novel focuses on the lives Aga Akbar, a deaf-mute carpet mender, & his son, Ishmael. The story starts off in Aga’s home village of Jirya—located near Saffron Mountain in Iran—and moves to surrounding areas as well as Flevopolder, Netherlands—the current home of Ishmael. Encouraged by his uncle, Aga develops his own written language based on cuneiform

Emperor Akbar The Great rolled most of south Asia in the sixteenth and early seventeenth century. He took power at the age of 14. Although he was born and raised in a sunny Muslim family he received his education from two Suiia Persian schoolers on religious matters. After several militaries conflicted that expanded Akbar’s emperor far north as modern day Afghanistan and as far east Bengal, Akbar began to implement a new approach to none Muslims ushering in an era of religious tolerance (Shorten

In the enchantress of Florence, there are different speakers who give different point of views of a story. Characters such as Akbar, Qara koz, and Uccello each had different details in their story that help readers learn more about the past because of the different perspectives that make the story become one. All the stories had to do with a baby being born, incest and most importantly

Indian and European influences, Mughal artists in conjunction with the royal biographer, Abu’l Fazl, created extraordinary bodies of work. Amongst the thousands of illustrated manuscripts of the Mughal Empire, the Akbarnama, also known as ‘the Book of Akbar’, is one of the most significant collections of its time (Stronge, 15). The piece documents the history of Akbar’s reign through various illustrations, such as The Court of Humayun in Exile, a folio from the first manuscript, made in India, c. 1586-87

refuge in a Phoenician city called Akbar in which he is viewed as a hostile foreigner. Next, Elijah gains the trust of many people in Akbar for the miracles which he performs through the power of God. Then, the city of Akbar is faced with a dire problem, Assyrian troops have begun to encamp near the city. Eventually, the Assyrian army attacks Akbar during the night leaving the city in near ruin. After two long years, Elijah and the remaining citizens of Akbar succeed in the reclamation of the city

successors continued the same policies, with each implementing his own will. This report is targeted on the social and economical reforms each of the great Mughal brought. Each period is unique in its own sense. AKBAR (11 February 1556 – 27 October 1605) Social Reforms Akbar’s reign is considered as one the most progressive and productive reigns of the great Mughals. Akbar's reign significantly influenced the course of Indian history. During his rule, the Mughal Empire tripled in size and wealth. His

Mughal Decline, the debate that won’t die among historians. It’s one of the major topics of South Asian History. There are about 500+ books on this subject matter. This subject has been quite extensively discussed over the past century and why won’t it be? There are several questions that need to be answered. How the empire that ruled over two centuries with exceptional power and wealth came to decline? How the empire that had brilliant military strategy and superior artillery of Babur (1483-1530)

Mughal Inspiration: Art Forms Increasing Culture After the Mughals arrived in India, a great cultural growth occurred in many different forms of art, such as music, visual art, architecture, and literature. India was already a country with many different cultural aspects, but the Mughals, of Turkish-Mongolian descent, expanded the realm of art even further. This Mughal art and architecture was considered an Indo-Islamic-Persian style, which combined different aspects of Islamic and Persian art with