He was fond of literature, and created a library of over 24,000 volumes written in Sanskrit, Urdu, Persian, Greek, Latin, Arabic and Kashmiri, staffed by many scholars, translators, artists, calligraphers, scribes, bookbinders and readers. Akbar himself was a patron of art and culture. Mughal India developed a strong and stable economy, leading to commercial expansion and greater patronage of culture. Eschewing tribal bonds and Islamic state identity, Akbar strove to unite far-flung lands of his realm through loyalty, expressed through an Indo-Persian culture, to himself as an emperor. To preserve peace and order in a religiously and culturally diverse empire, he adopted policies that won him the support of his non-Muslim subjects.

To unify the vast Mughal state, Akbar established a centralised system of administration throughout his empire and adopted a policy of conciliating conquered rulers through marriage and diplomacy. His power and influence, however, extended over the entire subcontinent because of Mughal military, political, cultural, and economic dominance. Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, under a regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expand and consolidate Mughal domains in India.Р”Р„ strong personality and a successful general, Akbar gradually enlarged the Mughal Empire to include much of the Indian subcontinent. Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar Р”Р„rsh-Ashyani ( Persian: РЁВ§РЁВ±РЁТ‘ РЁСћРЁТ‘Р«РЉРЁВ§Р©вЂ Р«РЉ, lit.'One who nests on the divine throne')Р”Р„bu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar ( Persian: РЁВ§РЁРЃР©в‚¬ РЁВ§Р©вЂћР©РѓРЁР„РЁВ РЁВ¬Р©вЂћРЁВ§Р©вЂћ РЁВ§Р©вЂћРЁР‡Р©Р‰Р©вЂ Р©вЂ¦РЁВР©вЂ¦РЁР‡ РЁВ§Р©С“РЁРЃРЁВ± 25 October 1542 РІР‚вЂњ 27 October 1605), popularly known as Akbar the Great ( Persian: РЁВ§РЄВ©РЁРЃРЁВ± РЁВ§РЁв„–РЁС‘Р©вЂ¦, romanized: Akbar-i-azam), and also as Akbar I ( IPA: ), was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605.

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