Akbar

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Mughal emperor historical figure monarch

Akbar was a powerful 16th-century Mughal emperor renowned for expanding and consolidating his empire in India and promoting religious tolerance and administrative reforms.

Aliases (5)

Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar ×3
Akbar the Great ×2
Abu’l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar ×1
Akbar (personal rule) ×1
Mughal emperor Akbar ×1

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mughal emperor → historical figure → monarch →
advisor	Bairam Khan →
alsoKnownAs	Akbar the Great →
associatedWith	Din-i Ilahi →
birthDate	1542-10-15 →
birthPlace	Indian subcontinent → Sindh → Umarkot →
burialPlace	Sikandra → Tomb of Akbar the Great →
capitalEstablishedAt	Agra → Fatehpur Sikri →
child	Daniyal Mirza → Jahangir → Murad Mirza →
commissioned	Agra Fort → Buland Darwaza → Fatehpur Sikri →
countryOfCitizenship	Mughal Empire →
courtOfficial	Abu’l-Fazl ibn Mubarak → Birbal → Faizi →
deathDate	1605-10-27 →
deathPlace	Agra → Mughal Empire →
dynasty	Timurid dynasty →
era	16th century →
father	Humayun →
fullName	Abu’l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar →
hasTitle	Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar → Padishah → Shahanshah →
house	House of Timur →
introducedPolicy	Sulh-i Kul → abolition of jizya tax on non-Muslims → land revenue reforms → mansabdari system →
knownFor	administrative reforms → expansion of Mughal Empire in India → religious tolerance → strong centralized government →
languageSpoken	Hindustani → Persian →
militaryAchievement	conquest of Bengal → conquest of Gujarat → subjugation of Rajput kingdoms →
mother	Hamida Banu Begum →
notableReform	centralization of imperial administration → integration of Rajputs into Mughal nobility → religious tolerance policies →
patronOf	architecture → arts → literature → music →
predecessor	Humayun →
regionRuled	Central India → North India → parts of Afghanistan → parts of present-day Pakistan →
reignEnd	1605 →
reignStart	1556 →
religion	Islam →
spouse	Mariam-uz-Zamani → Ruqaiya Sultan Begum → Salima Sultan Begum →
successor	Jahangir →

Referenced by (48)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Daniyal Mirza → Jahangir → Murad Mirza →	father
Gulbadan Begum → Hindal Mirza → Murad Mirza ("Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar") →	relative
Hamida Banu Begum → Humayun →	child
Gulbadan Begum → Tomb of Akbar the Great →	commissionedBy
Mughal Empire → Mughal dynasty →	notableRuler
Mughal Empire → Mughal dynasty →	peakUnder
Akbar ("Akbar the Great") →	alsoKnownAs
Hamida Banu Begum →	associatedWith
Umarkot →	associatedWithPerson
Gulbadan Begum →	auntOf
Fatehpur Sikri →	builder
Agra Fort →	builtBy
Tomb of Akbar the Great →	burialPlaceOf
Mariam-uz-Zamani →	consortOf
Allahabad →	establishedAsFortBy
Bengal Subah →	establishedBy
Nur Jahan →	fatherInLaw
Mughal architecture →	flourishedDuringReignOf
Fatehpur Sikri →	foundedBy
Akbar ("Abu’l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar") →	fullName
Akbar II →	givenName
Shah Jahan →	grandfather
The Enchantress of Florence ("Akbar the Great") →	hasCharacter
Akbar ("Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar") →	hasTitle
Murad Mirza →	heldMilitaryCommandUnder
mansabdari system →	introducedBy
mansabdari system →	introducedInReignOf
Hamida Banu Begum →	motherOf
Tomb of Akbar the Great →	namedAfter
Allahabad ("Mughal emperor Akbar") →	namedBy
Mughal court artisans →	patron
Jahangir →	predecessor
Sahiba Banu Begum →	relativeByMarriage
Mariam-uz-Zamani →	religiousPolicyInfluenceOn
Mariam-uz-Zamani →	spouse
Mariam-uz-Zamani ("Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar") →	spouseOf
Mariam-uz-Zamani →	spouseReign
Humayun →	successor
Bairam Khan ("Akbar (personal rule)") →	successorAsRegent
Hindal Mirza →	uncleOf