Day: January 28, 2015

Conquest and Consolidation of the Empire: Part II After overcoming initial problems and consolidating his hold on the throne, Akbar started a policy of extending Mughal territories. Any policy of expansion meant conflict with various political powers spread in different parts of the country. selfstudyhistory.com Rajputs had major concentration in Rajputana. Afghans held political control […]

Akbar: Evolution of religious and social outlook, theory of Sulh-i-kul and religious policy: Part II (3) The Third Phase (1581-1605): Akbar’s own religious ideas and beliefs crystallized slowly during the last phase. The crux of Akbar’s religious beliefs was his faith in monotheism or Tauhid-i-Ilahi. Like many of the sufis, Akbar believed that communion with God […]

The Sur Empire: Sher Shah’s administration- Part II Administration and Contribution of Sher Shah and Islam Shah Tarikh-i-Sher Shahi (History of Sher Shah): It was in Persian and written by Abbas Khan Sarwani, a waqia-navis under later Mughal Emperor, Akbar around 1580, provides a detailed documentation about Sher Shah’s administration. Law and Order: Although Sher […]