The sixteenth century is a century of religious revival in the history of Indiaunder the great Emperor Akbar. India experienced an awakening that quickenedher progress and visualized her national life after independence. State the problemsfaced by Emperor and the present government in making a truly secular India.
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(Abu'l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar, 14 October 1542 – 1605) was the 3rd Mughal Emperor. He was born in Umerkot,(now Pakistan). He was the son of 2nd Mughal Emperor Humayun.
Akbar became the king in 1556 at the age of 13 when his father died. Bairam Khan was appointed as Akbar's regent. Soon after coming to power Akbar defeated Hemu, the general of the Afghan forces, in the Second Battle of Panipat. After a few years, he ended the regency of Bairam Khan and took charge of the kingdom. He initially offered friendship to the Rajputs. However, he had to fight against some Rajputs who opposed him. In 1576 he defeated Maha Rana Pratap of Mewar in the Battle of Haldighati. Akbar's wars made the Mughal empire more than twice as big as it had been before, covering most of the Indian subcontinent except the south.