Humayun
Akbar spouse
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Akbar
Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605
This article is about the third Mughal emperor. For other uses, see Akbar (disambiguation).
Akbar | |
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Akbar with a lion and a calf, by Govardhan, c. 1630 | |
Reign | 11 February 1556 – 27 October 1605[2][3] |
Coronation | 14 February 1556[2] |
Predecessor | Humayun Hemu(as ruler of Delhi) |
Successor | Jahangir |
Regent | Bairam Khan (1556–1560)[4] |
Born | Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar 15 October 1542[a] Amarkot, Amarkot Kingdom, Rajputana (modern-day Umerkot, Sindh, Pakistan) |
Died | 27 October 1605(1605-10-27) (aged 63) Fatehpur Sikri, Agra Subah, Mughal Empire (modern-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
Burial | November 1605 Akbar's Tomb, Sikandra, Agra, India |
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