Why was Akbar The Great considered the greatest of all the Indian rulers

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Why was Akbar the Great considered the greatest of all Indian rulers

Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar popularly known as Akbar the great was considered as the greatest among the rulers of the Mughal Empire because of his great contributions during his reign ( Akbar , Jalaluddin Muhammad

On October 15 , 1542 Akbar was born at Umarkot , Sind from the then Mughal Emperor Humayun and Hamida Banu Begum , the first wife of Humayun . Due to the exile of Emperor Humayun in 1540 as a result of the

battle with the Afghan leader Sher Shah , Akbar was then left in the care of his uncle Askari , where he grew up in Afghanistan . During his growing up years Akbar learned to hunt and fight . However , according to literature , Akbar was the only Mughal emperor who never knew how to read and write Although he was illiterate , his desire for knowledge was exceptional . It was even told that in to acquire all the possible knowledge , Akbar had an extensive library where he commanded his courtiers to read him the books aloud . Despite being regarded as an illiterate , Akbar was contemplated as a scholar ( Akbar , Jalaluddin Muhammad

The death of Sher Shah paved way for Humayun to once again regain his control over Delhi . Soon after regaining his throne , Humayun died from an accident . Akbar was the only person to succeed his father 's throne and at the early age of 13 , Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar became the Emperor of the Mughal Empire . In to widen his conquest , Akbar led his Mughal army to defeat the numerous army of General Hemu in the second battle of Panipat ' General Hemu 's defeat catapulted the position of Akbar to the throne of India ( Akbar , Jalaluddin Muhammad

Because Akbar was still young when he succeeded the throne as the emperor , his general , Bairam Kahn ruled on his behalf until the time he is on the right age to lead . It was in March 1560 when Akbar took the reins of the whole empire in his hands . During his reign , Akbar was able to expand his empire gaining control in areas which include Malwa Bengal , Kabul , Gujarat , Kashmir and Kandesh . He kept a close eye on his empire and he even placed governors in every conquered province . It was noted that Akbar encouraged people to engage with commerce where in he developed proper land survey in to have a correct evaluation of taxation . Likewise , he prevented the extortion of tax gatherers ( Akbar , Jalaluddin Muhammad

Many historians believed that Emperor Akbar was a wise ruler with a fair judge of character . He was also known to be a fearless leader who is ready to risk his life for his empire , yet he is the person that is not likely to engage in cruelty . Although known by many as a habitual drunkard and admires women a lot , it was noted that Akbar was able to deal well with his critics . It was even said that his...