akbar the great ruling india 1556 – 1605 with wisdom & tolerance
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Akbar the Great ruling India 1556 – 1605 With wisdom & tolerance. Barely out of his teens, Akbar:. quickly consolidated power centralized the administration dispensed with ambitious Ministers dealt swiftly with dissident commanders encouraged marriages between Hindus & Muslims. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Akbar the Great
ruling India
1556 – 1605
With wisdom
& tolerance
• quickly consolidated power• centralized the administration • dispensed with ambitious Ministers • dealt swiftly with dissident commanders • encouraged marriages between Hindus &
Muslims.• married Hindu princess (first of thirty-three
wives)• her relatives became loyal lieutenants
and were treated as nobles.
Barely out of his teens, Akbar:
Akbar’s Royal Bathing Chamber
The Agra Fort: Military power was the root of his strength.
Gwalior Fortress:
Taken over by Akbar
The Emperor Akbar had great reverence for the House of Guru Nanak. He honoured saints of all religions and paid his homage while touring his empire. Guru AmarDas Ji’s fame had also reached his ears and Akbar went to visit Guru Ji in Gowindwal in 1567. He got off his horse and
walked a distance in reverence for the Guru. Seeing the spiritual and non-sectarian atmosphere of Guru Sahib Ji’s
sanctuary, Akbar was greatly impressed. On being informed that no one, high or low could gain an audience with the Guru without first partaking food in the langar ,
Akbar welcomed the idea and sitting in a row with all other common folk he ate langar. Akbar was profoundly
impressed by this unique institution where all men, irrespective of caste or religion sat on one level and ate
food.
www.info-sikh.com/G-EmpPage1.html
Akbar pays his respect to Sikh religious leader.
Akbar visits Hindu holy man
Akbar invented “Divine Faith”:
a blend of Islam, Hinduism, Jainism & Christianity
Offended some Muslims, who attempted a revolt
When Akbar died, so did the “Divine Faith”,
though several religions today blend ideas from all faiths.
Buland Darwaza (“High Gate”)
Akbar’s bureaucracy:
made up of natives & foreignersMuslims & Hindus
Position based on merit
chief finance minister created a graduated income tax (not adopted by U.S. until 20th century) taxes were fair & affordable
more people paid
more money was raised
The Tomb of
Akbar
The Great