Emperor Jahangir introduced the ‘Do Aspa Sih Aspa’ system in the Mansabdari system. Literally meaning ‘two or three horses’, this reform allowed a Mansabdar to be paid for double or triple the number of horses/troopers required for his Sawar rank ...
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The pair Akbar – Sir Thomas Roe is not correctly matched. Sir Thomas Roe arrived in India as the English ambassador in 1615 and spent his time at the court of Emperor Jahangir. Akbar died in 1605, ten years before ...
Akbar’s last victorious military campaign was the Conquest of Asirgarh in 1601. The formidable fortress of Asirgarh in the Deccan was considered impregnable. Its capture secured the Khandesh region and was the final major military achievement of Akbar’s reign before ...
Emperor Aurangzeb was responsible for the death of the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur. The Guru was arrested and publicly executed in Delhi in 1675 on Aurangzeb’s orders, reportedly for refusing to convert to Islam. His martyrdom led to ...
Akbar’s concept of ‘Sulh-e-Kul’ was based on all of the above factors: religious tolerance, political tolerance and a liberal cultural outlook. This philosophy mandated justice and peace for all subjects, regardless of their religious beliefs or background. It became the ...