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While Akbar was at Fatehpur Sikri
during 1570s he started discussions on
religion. What did he realize after these
discussions?
(A) One religion is superior than the
other.
(B) The teachings of the religious
teachers created harmony amongst their
subjects.
(C) Religious scholars who emphasised
rituals and dogmas were often bigots.
(D) None of the above.
Answers
Answer:
Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar[7] (Persian: ابو الفتح جلال الدين محمد اكبر; October 1542[a]– 27 October 1605),[10][11] popularly known as Akbar the Great,[12] (Akbar-i-azam اکبر اعظم), and also as Akbar I (IPA: [əkbər]),[13] was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, under a regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expand and consolidate Mughal domains in India.
Jalal-ud-din Muhammad
Akbar
جلال الدین محمد اکبر
Badshah
Govardhan. Akbar With Lion and Calf ca. 1630, Metmuseum (cropped).jpg
Akbar by Govardhan, c. 1630
3rd Mughal Emperor
Reign
11 February 1556 – 27 October 1605[1][2]
Coronation
14 February 1556[1]
Predecessor
Humayun
Successor
Jahangir
Regent
Bairam Khan (1556–1560)[3]
Born
Jalal-ud-din Muhammad
15 October 1542[a]
Amarkot, Rajputana (present-day Umerkot, Sindh, Pakistan)
Died
27 October 1605 (aged 63)
Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, Mughal Empire (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Burial
November 1605
Akbar's Tomb, Sikandra, Agra
Consort
Ruqaiya Sultan Begum[4][5][6]
Wives
Mariam-uz-Zamani
Salima Sultan Begum
Qasima Banu Begum
Bibi Daulat Shad
Bhakkari Begum
Gauhar-un-Nissa Begum
Issue
Hassan Mirza
Hussain Mirza
Jahangir
Khanum Sultan Begum
Murad Mirza
Daniyal Mirza
Shakr-un-Nissa Begum
Aram Banu Begum
Shams-un-Nissa Begum
Mahi Begum
Full name
Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar[7]
Dynasty
House of Timur
Father
Humayun
Mother
Hamida Banu Begum
Religion
Sunni Islam,[8][9] Din-e-Illahi