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Akbar I the Great Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Akbar I the Great, based on 13 World History Database records associated with India.

13 records1556–158611 events3 places

Chronological biography

1556

Battle of Panipat, 2nd1556
House / House of Mogul · Shah · Panipat

The Shahs army led by Bairam Khan defeats Hemu

Death of Akbar I the Great1556
House / House of Mogul · Shah · Panipat

Humayun, son of Babur, falls down the library steps in Purana Qila and dies, putting his 14-year-old son, Akbar, on the throne

Reballion of Rebels in Panipat1556
House / House of Mogul · Shah · Panipat

The Shahs army led by Bairam Khan defeats Hemu

Succession1556
House / House of Mogul · Shah

Succeeds as Shah of India

Battle of Panipat, 2nd5 November 1556
House / House of Mogul · Shah · Panipat

Emperor Akbar defeats the Hindus in a 2nd Battle at Panipat and secures control of the Mogul Empire

Rule of Mogul Empire5 November 1556
House / House of Mogul · Shah · Panipat

Emperor Akbar defeats the Hindus in a 2nd Battle at Panipat and secures control of the Mogul Empire

1565

Red Fort1565
House / House of Mogul · Shah · Agra

Akbar has the Red Fort built in Agra along the Yamuna River

1576

Battle of Haldighati1576
House / House of Mogul · Shah · Haldighati

A Mughal force defeats a Rajput army

1581

Capture of India1581
House / House of Mogul · Shah

Akbar, Mughal Emperor of India, conquers Afghanistan

Invasion of Afghanistan1581
House / House of Mogul · Shah

Akbar, Mughal Emperor of India, conquers Afghanistan

Rule of Afghanistan1581
House / House of Mogul · Shah

Akbar, Mughal Emperor of India, conquers Afghanistan

1586

Din Illahl1586
House / House of Mogul · Shah

Akbar, the greatest Mughal Emperor of India, attempts to establish "Din Illahl" as a universal religion acceptable to his many Hindu subjects, the movement eventually collapses under the 18th-century Muslim revival

Din Illahl1586
Religion / Islam · Shah

Akbar, the greatest Mughal Emperor of India, attempts to establish "Din Illahl" as a universal religion acceptable to his many Hindu subjects, the movement eventually collapses under the 18th-century Muslim revival

Titles and roles

Shah

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.