Akbar
1542–1605
Mughal emperor known for religious tolerance.
Akbar (1542–1605) was an emperor, born in Umarkot Fort and died in Fatehpur Sikri.
- Known as
- Emperor
- Category
- Leaders & Baddies
- Born
- 1542, Umarkot Fort
- Died
- 1605, Fatehpur Sikri
Alive at the same time as Akbar
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- Ivan the Terrible 1530–1584, tsar
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- Elizabeth I 1533–1603, queen
- Oda Nobunaga 1534–1582, warlord
- Francis Drake c. 1540–1596, explorer
- El Greco 1541–1614, painter
- Mary, Queen of Scots 1542–1587, queen
- Tokugawa Ieyasu 1543–1616, shogun
- Tycho Brahe 1546–1601, astronomer
- Miguel de Cervantes 1547–1616, writer
- Walter Raleigh c. 1552–1618, explorer
Portrait: 1605 artist, Public domain.
