Abstract

JALALUDDIN MUHAMMAD AKBAR: THE GREAT MUGHAL EMPEROR

SOLE SANJAY SHRIVANT, BIRAJDAR VISHWANATH GANPATRAO

Volume: 3 Issue: 3 2013

Abstract:

Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar also known as Akbar the Great (November 23, 1542 – October 17 or October 27, 1605) Born, Badr-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, his name was changed to Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar and his birthdate was officially changed to October 15, 1542. He was the son of Nasiruddin Humayun whom he succeeded as ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1556 to 1605. He was the grandson of Babur who founded the Mughal dynasty. On the eve of his death in 1605, the Mughal empire spanned almost 1 million square kilometers.

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