Why was Akbar the Great so successful?
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Source F
What was the Akbarama?
The Akbarama means the Book of Akbar. It was the official biography of Akbar which he had written in
Persian by a man called Abul Fazl. It took seven years to write. It contains beautiful, detailed pictures of
his rule and descriptions of his actions. Why might he have had this book written?
Akbar tiger hunting, miniature by Basawan from the Book of Akbar (Akbarnama), India 16th Century.
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Akbar the Great / Miniature c. 1590. Akbar (the Great), Mughal emperor of India, 1542-1605. - Asham
Khan, the murderer of Atgah Khan being thrown from the walls of the Red Fort at Akbar's command.
(In the fore- ground: the murdered man, Akbar's foster father.) Miniature by Miskin fr. 'Akbar-Namah',
c. 1590. London, Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Red Fort, built by Akbar in 1565, completed by Aurangzeb, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agra, Uttar
Pradesh state, India, Asia
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An informal portrait sketch of Akbar the Great, son of Humayun. Country of Origin: India. Culture:
Moghal. Date/Period: c. 1605. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ British Library, London. Location:
18.
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Akbar tames the Savage Elephant, Hawa'i, outside the Red Fort at Agra, miniature from the
'Akbarnama' of Abul Fazl, c.1590 - By Basawan and Chatai - Indian Artist - Narrative: 3rd Moghul
Emperor Akbar (1556-1605); outline by Basawan, painting by Chatai; - Victoria & Albert Museum,
London, UK - INDIAN,PERSIAN,TURKISH & ARABIAN ART - 16th Century - gouache on paper
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Elizabeth I, Armada Portrait, c.1588 - By George Gower - English Artist - Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire,
UK - BRITAIN: ROYALTY & RULERS - 1588 - oil on panel
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