Divine Faith
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Divine Faith was a syncretic religious doctrine created by the Mughal emperor Akbar in the late 16th century that blended elements of Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, Jainism, and other traditions to promote religious tolerance and imperial unity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Divine Faith canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
imperial cult
ⓘ
religious movement ⓘ syncretic religious doctrine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Din-i Ilahi
ⓘ
surface form:
Din-i-Ilahi
Din-i Ilahi ⓘ
surface form:
Dīn-i Ilāhī
|
| associatedWith |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| coreTenet |
emperor as spiritual guide
ⓘ
ethical conduct over ritual observance ⓘ loyalty to Akbar as spiritual and temporal leader ⓘ rejection of religious bigotry ⓘ universalism in religion ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| creator | Akbar ⓘ |
| declineCause |
death of Akbar
ⓘ
reversal of policies under later Mughal rulers ⓘ |
| dissolved | early 17th century ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Ain-i Akbari
ⓘ
Akbarnama ⓘ |
| followedBy | policies of religious tolerance under Akbar ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Akbar ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | late 16th century ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
centered on the person of the emperor
ⓘ
eclecticism ⓘ imperial ideology ⓘ limited number of adherents ⓘ syncretism ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
promote imperial unity
ⓘ
promote religious tolerance ⓘ strengthen loyalty to the emperor ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | reign of Akbar ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| inception | 1580s ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bhakti movement
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
Christianity ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ Jainism ⓘ Shia Islam ⓘ
surface form:
Shi'a Islam
Sufism ⓘ Sunni Islam ⓘ Vaishnavism ⓘ Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| languageOfUse |
Persian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
|
| opposedBy | orthodox Sunni ulama ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Fatehpur Sikri ⓘ |
| placeOfPractice | Mughal court ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
Akbar
ⓘ
selected Mughal courtiers ⓘ |
| religiousLeader | Akbar ⓘ |
| religiousText |
Ain-i Akbari
ⓘ
surface form:
Ain-i Akbari (as a descriptive source)
|
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.