Reign of Akbar: How a 13-Year-Old Boy Became “Akbar the Great”
He was illiterate, yet he owned a library of 24,000 books. He was a Muslim emperor who celebrated Diwali and ...
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Second Battle of Panipat: How Akbar Defeated Hemu Vikramaditya
On November 5, 1556, a stray arrow struck the eye of India's last major Hindu emperor, turning a certain victory ...
Akbar the Great (1556-1605): Mughal Empire History
Akbar the Great (r. 1556–1605) transformed a war-torn polity into a remarkably cohesive, culturally efflorescent empire by coupling military consolidation ...
Fatehpur Sikri(1571): The Ghost City of the Mughal Empire
Step into the "Ghost City" of the Mughal Empire. Built by Emperor Akbar to celebrate a miracle, Fatehpur Sikri was ...
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