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Accession of Akbar

India · Government / Mughal Empire. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

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Akbar14 February 1556

Delhi · Government / Mughal Empire

Akbar succeeds Humayun as Mughal emperor while still a teenager.

Names involved

Akbar

Provenance

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