the impact of bhakti and sufi movements is best visible during akbar's reign. explain
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Akbar was a ruler who practised religious tolerance and patronised all religions. In fact, the religion he founded Din-i-lahi had
aspects of all the major religions. He patronised all those alternate paths that preached religious harmony and brother hood. Bhakthi
and Su saints preached righteousness and simple religious beliefs in a simple manner to appeal to the common man. Su saints
were equally revered by Hindus and Muslims and thus, promoted religious harmony and brotherhood. Akbar himself was a devotee
of the Khwaja Moinudduin Chisti in Ajmer. Most Bhakti and Su saints like Kabir, Ramananda, Ravidas, Tulsidas, Surdas, Chaitanya,
Mirabai and Guru Nanak preached and popularised the movement in the 16th century ie., during Akbar's reign in various parts of
North India. The dargas and the silsilas of the Su saints became popular and attracted devotees from all backgrounds in the 16th
century. Thus, Akbar's reign was the high point of the Bhakti and Su Movement