People/Characters Akbar
Works (11)
- The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad
- Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum
- A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching: Getting to Know the World's Most Misunderstood Bird by Rosemary Mosco
- Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan by Ruby Lal
- Sailing alone around the world, and Voyage of the Liberdade by Joshua Slocum
- The Foolish Men of Agra and Other Tales of Mogul India by Rina Singh
- Flash of Fire by M. L. Buchman
- Makers of World History, Volume 2 by J. Kelley Sowards
- Akbar of India (Real People) by Cornelia Spencer
- A Caravan from Hindustan by James Moseley
- Kasjmir : Een tuin van eeuwige lente of een ijzeren vesting (AO 646) by G. J. van der Boomen
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| Description | Akbar (1542-1605) Jalal al-Din Muhammad Akbar, born in October 1542 in Amarkot (now in Sind province, Pakistan) was one of the greatest emperors of India. Son of Hamida Banu Begum and the second Mughal king, Humayan, Akbar succeeded to the throne at the age of thirteen. A contemporary of Elizabeth I, he reigned for four decades, extending Mughal power over the greater part of India and securing the northwest frontier by recapturing Kabul and Kandahar. A humanist, he remained dedicated to Islam, and took an active interest in other religions and denominations. His court drew world attention and attracted a wave of aristocrats and creative people from Persia, Afghanistan, and Central Asia. At the heart of Akbar's success was his pluralist outlook. (Biographical details are given only as far as the reign of Jahangir and Nur Jahan. Empress : the astonishing reign of Nur Jahan by Ruby Lal (2018)) Akbar in Wikipedia |