16 were and followed Mughal rulers who Akbar e Rajput policy.
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Babur:
Babur had no planned policy towards the Rajputs. He had to fight against Rana Sanga of Mewar and Medini Rai of Chanderi because this was necessary for the establishment and safety of his empire in India. On both the occasions, he declared Jihad, assumed the title of ghazi after his success and raised minarets of the heads of the Rajputs. But he married Humayun with one Rajput princess and employed Rajputs in the army. Thus, he neither tried to befriend Rajputs nor regarded them as his permanent enemies.
Humayun:
Humayun continued the policy of his father regarding the Rajputs. However, he lost one good opportunity to befriend the Rajputs of Mewar. He did not help Mewar against Bahadur Shah of Gujarat even when Rani Karnvati of Mewar had offered to become his sister. He also failed to get support of Maldeo of Marwar against Sher Shah.
Sher Shah:
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Sher Shah desired to bring Rajput rulers under his suzerainty. In 1544 A.D., he attacked Marwar and succeeded in capturing larger part of it. Ranthambhor was also captured by him while the rulers of Mewar and Jaipur accepted his suzerainty without fighting.
He also captured Kalinjar just before his death. He, thus, succeeded in his objective. One primary cause of his success was that he did not try to annex the kingdoms of Rajput rulers. Those who accepted his suzerainty were left masters of their kingdoms.
Akbar:
Akbar was the first Mughul emperor who pursued a planned policy towards the Rajputs. Various factors participated in the formation of his Rajput policy. Akbar was an imperialist. He desired to bring under his rule as much territory of India as could be possible.
Therefore, it was necessary to bring the Rajput rulers under his suzerainty. Akbar was impressed by the chivalry, faithfulness, dareness, fighting skill, etc. of the Rajputs. He preferred to befriend them instead of turning them as his enemies.
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He wanted dependable allies from among the Indian people instead of depending on foreigners. The revolt of the Afghans and his relatives, the Mirzas, during early period of his rule, further convinced him of this necessity. The Rajputs, therefore, became his good choice. The liberal religious policy of Akbar also directed him to be friendly with them.
Akbar tried to befriend the Rajputs but at the same time desired to bring them under his suzerainty.
We find three following principles which he pursued regarding Rajput rulers:
(a) He captured strong forts of the Rajputs like the forts of Chittor, Merta, Ranthambhor, Kalinjar etc. This weakened the power of the Rajputs to offer him resistance.
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