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An Attempt on Akbar's life in Delhi in 1564 Akbar's mother travels by boat to Agra, Victoria and Albert Museum. The first volume of Akbarnama deals with the birth of Akbar, the history of Timur's family and the reigns of Babur and Humayun and the Suri sultans of Delhi. Volume one of Akbarnama encompasses Akbar's birth and his upbringings.
The Mughal emperor Akbar was born in Umerkot in 1542. The Hindu folk deities Pabuji and Ramdev married in Umerkot. The local language is Dhatki, one of the Rajasthani languages of the Indo-Aryan language family. It is most closely related to Marwari. Sindhi, Urdu and Punjabi are also understood by the citizens.
The first volume of this Akbar-nāma is in the Golestan Palace in Tehran. The second volume, with 116 images depicting events during the period between 1560 and 1577, is now kept in the Victoria and Albert Museum under the inventory number I.S. 2-1896 1-117. About 20 detached illustrations are also distributed among various museums and ...
Akbar was portrayed by Hrithik Roshan in the 2008 Bollywood film Jodhaa Akbar. Akbar and Birbal were portrayed in the Hindi series Akbar-Birbal aired on Zee TV in the late 1990s where Akbar's role was played by Vikram Gokhale. A television series, called Akbar the Great, directed by Akbar Khan was aired on DD National in the 1990s.
Akbar (1542–1605) was the third Mughal Emperor. Akbar or Ackbar may also refer to: Akbar (name) HMS Akbar, a number of ships of the Royal Navy; USS Akbar (SP-599), a U.S. Navy patrol boat during World War I; Akbar, Basilan, a municipality in the Philippines; Akbar or Aegan, a 2008 film by Raju Sundaram
Akbar Al Baker (Arabic: أكبر الباکر; born 1962) is a Qatari businessman who was the former CEO of Qatar Airways. [1] He was also the chairman of Qatar Tourism until October 22, 2023. Under Qatar Airways Group, Al-Baker was also the CEO of Hamad International Airport , which opened in 2014.
The youngest of Akbar's three sons, Daniyal Mirza was born on 11 September 1572. He was given to Mariam-uz-Zamani, the favorite wife of Akbar, for upbringing.The birth took place in the house of Shaikh Daniyal of Ajmer, a holy man whose blessings Akbar had sought and for whom the prince was subsequently named.
Two other towering figures of the Mughal era were Akbar (r. 1556–1605) and Aurangzeb (r. 1658–1707). Both rulers expanded the empire greatly and were able administrators. However, Akbar was known for his religious tolerance and administrative genius while Aurangzeb was a pious Muslim and fierce advocate of more orthodox Islam.