Why akbar is very powerfull?
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Akbar is considered great by historians, a title which is hard to get, but not very tough.
For historical rulers, the title "Great" is often used for those who were able to carve a huge kingdom, showed religious tolerance, secured the trade, effected sound administrative and military system, safety of general population, patronised arts and culture and showed great personal qualities among many others.
There was a tendency to accord the title of " great" to many historical rulers, but now historians are cautious before making any such claim to avoid any controversy.
Still " great" is often appended to his title. Let's inspect few of his achievements.
His reign marked the unification of north India after a long period. He was able to achieve it through courage, diplomacy and luck.( Last ruler who achieved this was Alauddin Khaliji but it was short lived).
He effected a sound administrative system( Mansabdari system), revenue system ( Dahshala system), making post of Vakil ( Chief Wazir) dispensable, introducing provincial administration where checks and balances were ensured. Few of these were improvements on past practices. This sound administration was main reason why succeeding Mughals were able to reign for such a long time.
He devised the concept of Sulh-i-Kul ( peace with all). He abolished Jijiyah tax and pilgrim tax. Curtailed the power of muslim clerics, and even had a bitter stint with them when they issued a Fatwa in his name.
He was of the view that every religion has element of truth in it. He was very inquisitive in this regard and hold discussions with different religious groups in his Ibadatkhana.
He widened the administrative class by introduction of Rajputs and other Hindus at high posts. Rajputs became rather partner in the empire.
He openly celebrated Holi, Diwali, Nauroz, used to wear a tika on his forehead on certain occasions etc. showing personal devotion in Sulh-i-kul.
Though he showed brutality in his dealings with Chittor and haughtiness while dealing with Mewar. Such instances are few and pros significantly outweighs cons.
One can find many other rulers who embodied such virtues, even better than Akbar. But why Akbar was honoured such title, mainly because he was considered to be an embodiment of the idea of Hindu- Muslim unity during Medieval age. No other mainstream Muslim expansionist ruler can challenge him in this regard. It is also argued that he was not famous in his reign much as he is made now because of socio-political reasons.
For historical rulers, the title "Great" is often used for those who were able to carve a huge kingdom, showed religious tolerance, secured the trade, effected sound administrative and military system, safety of general population, patronised arts and culture and showed great personal qualities among many others.
There was a tendency to accord the title of " great" to many historical rulers, but now historians are cautious before making any such claim to avoid any controversy.
Still " great" is often appended to his title. Let's inspect few of his achievements.
His reign marked the unification of north India after a long period. He was able to achieve it through courage, diplomacy and luck.( Last ruler who achieved this was Alauddin Khaliji but it was short lived).
He effected a sound administrative system( Mansabdari system), revenue system ( Dahshala system), making post of Vakil ( Chief Wazir) dispensable, introducing provincial administration where checks and balances were ensured. Few of these were improvements on past practices. This sound administration was main reason why succeeding Mughals were able to reign for such a long time.
He devised the concept of Sulh-i-Kul ( peace with all). He abolished Jijiyah tax and pilgrim tax. Curtailed the power of muslim clerics, and even had a bitter stint with them when they issued a Fatwa in his name.
He was of the view that every religion has element of truth in it. He was very inquisitive in this regard and hold discussions with different religious groups in his Ibadatkhana.
He widened the administrative class by introduction of Rajputs and other Hindus at high posts. Rajputs became rather partner in the empire.
He openly celebrated Holi, Diwali, Nauroz, used to wear a tika on his forehead on certain occasions etc. showing personal devotion in Sulh-i-kul.
Though he showed brutality in his dealings with Chittor and haughtiness while dealing with Mewar. Such instances are few and pros significantly outweighs cons.
One can find many other rulers who embodied such virtues, even better than Akbar. But why Akbar was honoured such title, mainly because he was considered to be an embodiment of the idea of Hindu- Muslim unity during Medieval age. No other mainstream Muslim expansionist ruler can challenge him in this regard. It is also argued that he was not famous in his reign much as he is made now because of socio-political reasons.
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