3. Why was Akbar known as a Secular ruler? Explain the steps taken by him for religious tolerance.
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Answer:
Akbar was accorded the epithet "the Great" because of his many accomplishments, including his record of unbeaten military campaigns that consolidated Mughal rule in the Indian subcontinent. The basis of this military prowess and authority was Akbar's skilful structural and organisational calibration of the Mughal army.
Explanation:
He didn't use force to convert his people but he did encourage peaceful religious conversions. ... So he had to take some leniency in his religious behavior. So basically you can call him secular because the situation demanded so. If he had behaved like Aurangzeb, Mughal empire could not reach to it's finest glories.
Disillusioned with orthodox Islam and perhaps hoping to bring about religious unity within his empire, Akbar promulgated Din-i-Ilahi, a syncretic creed derived mainly from Islam and Hinduism as well as some parts of Zoroastrianism and Christianity. Akbar's reign significantly influenced the course of Indian history.