and for some Indians a model of religious pluralism and tolerance. Formally named Abul Fath Jalal-ud-din Akbar, Akbar the Great was the third emperor of the Mughal Empire. Born in 1542 in Umerkot ...

THIS is apropos of Dr Mubarak Ali’s article ‘Past present: Mughal rule’ (Sunday Magazine, March 13), tracing the roots of ‘religious tolerance’ of the Mughals. But the account he has ...

The Mughal Empire ruled over most of modern ... more than offer land and jobs to Hindu nobles, he had to enforce religious tolerance through the empire. In 1580, Akbar ended the Jizyah.

The Mughal Empire was one of the most powerful ... Akbar is remembered for his fairness and religious tolerance. His strategy was to gather people of various faiths together as well as allow ...

Humayun: Humayun, the second Mughal emperor, was known for harsh punishments. Akbar: Conducted extensive military campaigns but is also known for his policy of religious tolerance ...

On this day in 1659, Aurangzeb, one of four sons of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, decisively ended the struggle for the throne ...

He felt that 250 years of Mughal rule and two centuries of British colonialism ... shrines and monasteries in the subcontinent. They burnt religious texts, and forced priests, monks and sages to flee.