Akbar (Abu'l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar , 15 October 1542 – 27 October 1605), also known as Akbar the Great was the 3rd Mughal Emperor. [13] He was the son of 2nd Mughal Emperor Humayun. Akbar is considered one of the greatest emperors in Indian history. [14] Akbar grew up in a Hindu household and was born in a fortress of local Hindu ruler of Amarkot (modern-day Umerkot, Sindh, Pakistan). [15] Akbar became the de jure (by Law) king in 1556 at the age of 13 when his father died. Akbar ... Akbar : Akbar was only thirteen years old at the time of Humayun’s death. When his father died, Akbar was at Kalanaur in Punjab and therefore his coronation took place in Kalanaur itself in 1556. Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbár, (alternative spellings include Jellaladin, Celalettin) also known as Akbar the Great ( Akbar -e-Azam) (October 15, 1542 – October 27, 1605) was the ruler of the Moghul Empire from the time of his accession in 1556 until 1605. Abu’l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar was one of the mightiest emperors during the Mughal era. With a strong personality and a successful general, Akbar gradually enlarged the Mughal Empire to include much of the Indian subcontinent. His power and influence, however, extended over the entire subcontinent because of Mughal military, political, cultural, and economic dominance.
