Akbar, the Great Assimilator
(What did he mean when
he said 'Allahu akbar'?)


*images of Akbar*
*Fatahpur Sikri*
*maps of the period*

 

 
 
 
 
REQUIRED WORK:

== Stein, pp. 160-174

== "The Rise of Mughal Power," Chapter 6 in Prof. Richard Eaton's book, The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760 (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993): Univ. of California Press.

 
 
     
 
 
 
FURTHER RESOURCES:

== Art and architecture from Akbar's time: *here at CU*

== The Akbar-namah by Abu'l-Fazl: *here at CU*

== South Asian literature during this period: *here at CU*

== Other resources: *Sources of Indian Tradition*

 
     
 

 
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