Akbarnama
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Akbarnama is a 16th-century chronicle written by Abu'l-Fazl that records the life and reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar and the history of his empire.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Akbarnama canonical | 16 |
| Ain-i-Akbari | 1 |
| Akbar Nama | 1 |
| Akbarnama illustrations | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mughal court chronicle
ⓘ
historical chronicle ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Mughal dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal
Timurid dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Timurid
|
| author |
Abu’l-Fazl ibn Mubarak
ⓘ
surface form:
Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak
|
| chroniclesPeriod | reign of Akbar (1556–1605) ⓘ |
| commissionContext | to legitimize Akbar’s rule ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Akbar ⓘ |
| contains |
Ain-i Akbari
ⓘ
surface form:
Ain-i-Akbari
|
| countryOfOrigin |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| dateWritten | 16th century ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Akbar ⓘ |
| describes |
Akbar’s administration
ⓘ
Akbar’s conquests ⓘ Akbar’s religious policies ⓘ court ceremonies and culture ⓘ |
| firstVolumeContent | genealogy and history of the Timurids and early life of Akbar ⓘ |
| genre |
court historiography
ⓘ
imperial history ⓘ royal biography ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Akbarnama
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Akbar Nama
|
| hasIllustratedManuscripts | yes ⓘ |
| hasNotableSection |
accounts of major battles
ⓘ
descriptions of provinces ⓘ imperial biographies ⓘ |
| historicalScope | Central Asia and India under Timurids and Mughals ⓘ |
| illustrationTradition |
Mughal paintings
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal miniature painting
|
| influencedBy | earlier Persian royal chronicles ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | imperial court ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | ornate Persian prose ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Persian historiography ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Akbar
ⓘ
history of the Mughal Empire ⓘ reign of Akbar ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mughal chronicles
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal imperial archives
|
| placeOfComposition | Mughal court ⓘ |
| politicalFunction | imperial propaganda ⓘ |
| preservedIn | various manuscript copies ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Ain-i Akbari
ⓘ
surface form:
Ain-i-Akbari
|
| religiousPerspective | emphasis on Akbar’s divine favor ⓘ |
| scholarlyUse | primary source for 16th-century South Asian history ⓘ |
| secondVolumeContent | political and military events of Akbar’s reign ⓘ |
| structure | three volumes ⓘ |
| thirdVolumeContent | administration, institutions, and regulations of Akbar’s empire ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor |
history of Mughal India
ⓘ
study of Akbar’s reign ⓘ |
| volumeCount | 3 ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ain-i-Akbari
this entity surface form:
Akbarnama illustrations
this entity surface form:
Akbar Nama