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About akbar when he was born .And when he dead .And his biography

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Akbar was the third and the greatest Mughal Emperor. Let’s have a look at his life history, reign, administration, contribution, achievements and timeline.

Cultural India : History of India : Akbar the Great

Akbar the Great

Full Name: Abu'l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar

Dynasty: Timurid; Mughal

Predecessor: Humayun

Successor: Jahangir

Coronation: February 14, 1556

Reign: February 14, 1556 – October 27, 1605

Date of Birth: October 15, 1542

Parents: Humayun (Father) and Hamida Banu Begum (Mother)

Religion: Islam (Sunni); Din-i-Ilahi

Spouse: 36 chief wives and 3 chief consorts - Ruqaiya Sultan Begum, Heera Kunwari and Salima Sultan Begum

Children: Hassan, Hussain, Jahangir, Murad, Daniyal, Aram Banu Begum, Shakr-un-Nissa Begum, Khanum Sultan Begum.

Biography: Akbarnama; Ain-i-Akbari

Mausoleum: Sikandra,Agra

Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar, more famously known as Akbar the Great, was the third emperor of the Mughal Empire, after Babur and Humayun. He was the son of Nasiruddin Humayun and succeeded him as the emperor in the year 1556, at the tender age of just 13. Succeeding his father Humayun at a critical stage, he slowly enlarged the extent of the Mughal Empire to include almost all of the Indian sub-continent. He extended his power and influence over the entire country due to his military, political, cultural, and economic dominance. He established a centralised system of administration and adopted a policy of marriage alliance and diplomacy. With his religious policies, he won the support of his non-Muslim subjects as well. He was one of the greatest emperors of the Mughal dynasty and extended his patronage to art and culture. Being fond of literature, he extended support to literature in several languages.  Akbar, thus, laid the foundations for a multicultural empire during his reign.

Early Life & Childhood

Akbar was born as Abu'l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad at the Umerkot fort in Sind on October 15, 1542. His father Humayun, the second emperor of the Mughal dynasty was in flight after his defeat in the battle of Kanauj (in May 1540) at the hands of Sher Shah Suri. He and his wife Hamida Banu Begum, who was pregnant at that time, was granted refuge by the Hindu ruler Rana Prasad. As Humayun was in exile and had to move constantly, Akbar was brought up at the household of his paternal uncles, Kamran Mirza and Aksari Mirza. Growing up he learnt how to hunt and fight using various weapons, shaping up to be the great warrior who would be the greatest emperor of India. He never learned to read and write during his childhood, but that did not diminish his thirst for knowledge. He would often ask to be read about art and religion.