Akbar

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal emperor
historical figure
monarch
advisor Bairam Khan
alsoKnownAs Akbar
surface form: 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 (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
courtOfficial Abu’l-Fazl ibn Mubarak
Birbal
Faizi
deathDate 1605-10-27
deathPlace Agra
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
dynasty Timurid dynasty
era 16th century
father Humayun
fullName Akbar self-linksurface differs
surface form: Abu’l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar
hasTitle Akbar self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar

Imperator
surface form: Padishah

Shahanshah of Persia
surface form: Shahanshah
house Timurid dynasty
surface form: 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 Hindi
surface form: Hindustani

Persian language
surface form: 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
northern India
surface form: 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

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Ibadat Khana foundedBy Akbar
Turkish Sultana’s House builtUnder Akbar
this entity surface form: Mughal emperor Akbar
Mughal paintings patron Akbar
Mughal Subah of Bengal establishedBy Akbar
this entity surface form: Emperor Akbar
Rang Mahal builtDuringReignOf Akbar
subject surface form: Rang Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri
Allahabad Fort builtBy Akbar
this entity surface form: Mughal emperor Akbar
Karrani dynasty overthrownBy Akbar
this entity surface form: Mughal emperor Akbar
Jodhaa Akbar portrays Akbar
Lahore Fort rebuiltBy Akbar
this entity surface form: Emperor Akbar
Chittorgarh Fort besiegedBy Akbar
this entity surface form: Mughal emperor Akbar
Maharana Udai Singh II opponent Akbar
this entity surface form: Mughal emperor Akbar
Maharana Pratap opponent Akbar
Siege of Chittorgarh attacker Akbar
subject surface form: Siege of Chittorgarh (1567–1568)
this entity surface form: Emperor Akbar
Jahangiri Mahal associatedWith Akbar
this entity surface form: Emperor Akbar
Jahangiri Mahal builtBy Akbar
Umarkot Fort birthplaceOf Akbar
Raja Todar Mal monarch Akbar
subah (Mughal provincial administration) introducedUnder Akbar
this entity surface form: Emperor Akbar
Badshah usedByRuler Akbar
Hemu opponent Akbar
Harkha Bai spouse Akbar
Harkha Bai husband Akbar
Harkha Bai associatedWith Akbar