History of India: ancient and medieval / The Mughal empire
Akbar: expansion, religion and court
Practise 2 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Bairam Khan regency, Chittor and Ranthambore, Gujarat, Bengal; Rajput alliances and Man Singh
- Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri (1575): hall for discussions with scholars of various religions
- Mahzar (1579), sulh-i-kul, Din-i-Ilahi (Tauhid-i-Ilahi), abolition of pilgrim tax and jizya
- Maktab Khana translations: Razmnama, Ramayana, Yogavasistha (Nizamuddin Panipati), Atharvaveda
- Abul Fazl (Akbarnama, Ain-i-Akbari), Badauni, Todar Mal, Tansen and the navaratnas
Where to study
History of Medieval India · Satish Chandra
- ch. 13
- ch. 17
Our Pasts II, Class VII, ch. 4 The Mughals (16th to 17th Century)
- ch. 4 The Mughals (16th to 17th Century), pp. 1-10 (printed 39-48)
- ch. 4 The Mughals (16th to 17th Century), Mughal Military Campaigns; Mughal Relations with Other Rulers (Rajputs), pp. 2-4 (printed 40-42)
- ch. 4 The Mughals (16th to 17th Century), Sulh-i kul, p. 7 (printed 45)
- ch. 4 The Mughals (16th to 17th Century), Akbar Nama and Ain-i Akbari, p. 6 (printed 44)
Tamil Nadu State Board Class XI History Volume II (lessons 12 to 19), full text
- Lesson 14 The Mughal Empire, pp. 33-64 (printed 29-60)
- Lesson 14 The Mughal Empire, Akbar's Military Conquests; Rajput Policy, pp. 39-41 (printed 35-37)
- Lesson 14 The Mughal Empire, Akbar's Religious Policy (Ibadat Khana), p. 42 (printed 38)
- Lesson 14 The Mughal Empire, Akbar's Religious Policy (mahzar, sulh-i-kul, Din-i-Ilahi, jizya), pp. 41-42 (printed 37-38)
- Lesson 14 The Mughal Empire, Akbar's Religious Policy (translations of the Mahabharata and other works), p. 42 (printed 38)
- Lesson 14 The Mughal Empire, Literature (Persian translations under Akbar), pp. 55-56 (printed 51-52)
- Lesson 14 The Mughal Empire, Akbar and Todar Mal; Akbar's Religious Policy (Abul Fazl, Badauni, Tansen), pp. 38-42 (printed 34-38)