As a patron of culture Akbar established the foundations of a multicultural Mughal empire and won the trust of the native Indians for the first time in the history of the empire. In that time Akbar would become the greatest ruler of the empire expanding the Mughal sphere of influence, adopting a policy to conciliate defeated rulers through marriage and diplomacy, winning support from non-Muslim citizens through tolerance policies and strove to unite lands through loyalty expressed through the Persianised culture. The Mughals brought about Persian culture and architecture into medieval India, the golden age of the empire saw the creation of many buildings with the Persian and Mughal influences most notable are the Taj Mahal and Moti Masjid in Agra.Īkbar was the third Mughal Emperor, ascending in 1556. The emperors of the Mughal came from Uzbekistan, claiming descendancy from both Genghis Khan and Timur two of the world's most successful and well known warlords. The Mughal Empire was a Persianate empire that grew to rule very nearly the entire Indian subcontinent at its peak, stretching from Bengal in the east to Kabul in the west, from Kashmir in the north to Kaveri in the south.
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