Akbar

By michaeldwyer2004
  • Oct 15, 1542

    Akbar was born in what is now Umarkot, Pakistan

  • Oct 15, 1542

    Akbar was born in what is now Umarkot, Pakistan

  • Feb 22, 1555

    Humayun regained the throne in 1555, 10 years after Sher Shah’s death. Akbar at this age was only 13 and appointed to be a governor of the Punjab Region.

  • Period: 1556 to

    Akbar took over massive parts of modern day India. The length of Akbar's reign over the Mughal Empire. This led to one of the largest land conquer during the Mughal empire.

  • Jan 27, 1556

    Akbar's father Humayun dies and most of his previous governors have lost several important places. Hemu became king since he decided it was in the countries best interest to take the Throne for himself.

  • Soon after Hemu is deemed king he is killed in battle which results in Akbar recieving the throne.
    Nov 5, 1556

    Soon after Hemu is deemed king he is killed in battle which results in Akbar recieving the throne.

  • 1557

    Akbar created new integrations into the government to make it stronger and more military focused.

    The first change every officer promotion must be through the emperor and not the next ranking officer. The second one was that any civil administrations were assigned military ranks.
  • Akbar's chief minister Bayram Khan was forced to retire because Akbar disagreed with his decisions. Akbar began to govern his own starting under household influences but soon becoming a monarch.
    1560

    Akbar's chief minister Bayram Khan was forced to retire because Akbar disagreed with his decisions. Akbar began to govern his own starting under household influences but soon becoming a monarch.

  • 1561

    Akbar engaged in his first battle against Malwa. Akbar believed that this area contained strategic and economic importance.

  • 1563

    Akbar cancelled the law to collect tax from Hindu Pilgrims if they visited their holy places.

  • 1568

    Akbar captured the fortress of Chitor

  • 1573

    Akbar conquered Gujarat

  • 1575

    Afghan ruler decided to not give up his country to the Mughals, he was later killed in 1576.

  • 1579

    Remove Law

    Akbar removed a law that forced people to convert to Islam to keep them from paying a certain tax.
  • Period: to

    This is when his reign starts coming to an end, but that does not stop him from conquering more and more areas of India.

    1586 he captured the Kashmir region, Sindh in 15912, and Afghanistan in 1595. In 1601 all of these areas were added to Akbar's empire.
  • This is the end of the rule of Akbar. He died due to an intestinal infection.

    This is the end of the rule of Akbar. He died due to an intestinal infection.

    He was a leader that captured a very large area of modern day India.