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Widely regarded as the greatest of the Mughal emperors, Jalal ad-Din Akbar (1542-1603) was a formidable military tactician and popular demagogue. Ascending to the throne at the age of thirteen, he ruled for half a century, expanded the Mughal empire, and left behind a legacy to rival his infamous ancestor Chinggis Khan. This lucid biography provides glimpses into Akbar's daily life and highlights his contribution to new methods of imperial control.
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Introduction
1 Divine Nursling of the Garden of Sovereignty 5 Akbar's birth 6 Separated from his parents 7 Akbar's education 10
2 An Old World Grew Young 15
3 The Daily Increasing Dominion 21 The Mughal army 23 The conquest of Gujarat 28 Kabul, the North-West Frontier, and the "Great Game" of the sixteenth century 32 The conquest of Bengal 34
4 Clouds and Elephants and Mud 36 Episode one: 1564-1566 37 Episode two: 1574 41 Episode three: 1589 43
5 Taming the Mongol Beasts 45 The new court etiquette 46 From Chingis Khan to Akbar: the rise of Mughal civilization in the sixteenth century 49 Maxims of order 51 Hunting and government 54 Mongol vegetarians 56 The emperor never wastes his time 60
6 Maker of the Indo-Muslim World 64 Gunpowder empires 66 American silver 68 The imperial political system and its Indian foundations 71 Land revenue and the peasantry 76
7 Serene City of Universal Tolerance 86 Akbar and Islam 88 The Religion of God 95 Peace for all 99 Allahu Akbar 104 After Akbar: the demise of the Religion of God 107
8 Being Akbar 109 Endnotes 117 Further Reading 118 Bibliography 119 Index 121