Question

- Akbar offered the hand of friendship
to the Rajput. Why did he do so?
Could u plz answer

Answer 1

Akbar extended his friendship towards the Rajput. He had promised the rajputs that he would permit them to rule peacefully if they had acknowldeged the Mughal authority

Explanation:

• Akbar realized that Rajput was most worthy of confidence, as the deceit was alien to them. Once the Rajputs befriended anybody they would never betray them. Akbar was sure if he extended the hand of friendship, he could rely on them when needed
• Like a wise statesman, he was persuaded that the Hindus comprised most of the population, and that the Rajputs were the champions of Hinduism. And he wanted their assistance in building a powerful empire.
• Akbar could not depend upon the Afghans & the Uzbeks. He wanted some trustworthy ally.
• He also realised that he could not always trust his relatives because they were too ambitious and jealous of him. He required support from the Rajput to counterbalance them
• Rajputs were a brave and dependable martial race. He was able to get the best soldiers from the community of Rajput. This was his necessity to pursue his empire expansion policy.
• Akbar was an expansionist and imperialist. He knew that the Rajput rulers were not united. He used this to his advantage to exercise his power & control. Aggression & diplomacy had proved helpful to Akbar.
• Many Rajput states were very close to Delhi and the Rajput rulers were in danger of attacking. Accordingly, Akbar took a friendly approach towards Rajput. Akbar's been a national ruler. He did not want to give the impression that the Mughal rule was a foreign rule. He extended his friendship  to Rajput 

Answer 2

Akbar offered hand of friendship to the rajputs as the rajputs were know fir their courage and bravery. By doing this he made his empire more prosperous..