write a note on the development of literature under Akbar.
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He started a department for translation of works: Mahabharata, the Ramayana, the Atharva –Veda, the Bhagavad Gita and the Panchatantra were translated from Sanskrit to the Persian language.
2. Ramayana and Singhasan Batisi were translated by Mulla Abdul Qadir Badayuni into Persian.
3. Panchatantra was translated in Persian by Faizi.
4. Atharva Veda was translated by Ibrahim Sirhindi.
5. Rajataringini was translated by Maulana Shah Mohammad Shahabadi.
6. Abul Fazl wrote the Ain-i-Akbari and Akbar Nama.
During his rule, Akbar managed to crucify almost all parts of the Indian Subcontinent, with the remaining areas becoming tributary states. He introduced a number of military reforms like Mansabdari system accompanied by innovations in cannons, fortifications, and the use of elephants to consolidated Mughal rule in the Indian subcontinent. He also introduced a new fair system of taxation which was based on the estimation crop yield. He was a great patron of architecture, art, and literature. Hence, the Akbar period was popularly known as 'the renaissance of Persian literature'.
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Literary works during Akbar Reign
Literary works during Akbar Reign1. He started a department for translation of works: Mahabharata, the Ramayana, the Atharva –Veda, the Bhagavad Gita and the Panchatantra were translated from Sanskrit to the Persian language. 2. Ramayana and Singhasan Batisi were translated by Mulla Abdul Qadir Badayuni into Persian.