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Akbar facts for kids

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Jalal-ud-din Muhammad
Akbar
Padishah
Ghazi

Akbar by Govardhan, c. 1630

3rd Emperor of the Mughal Empire
Reign11 February 1556 – 27 October 1605
Coronation14 February 1556
PredecessorHumayun
SuccessorJahangir
RegentBairam Khan (1556–1560)
BornJalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar
15 October 1542
Amarkot, Rajputana (present-day Umerkot, Sindh, Pakistan)
Died27 October 1605(1605-10-27) (aged 63)
Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, Mughal Empire (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
BurialNovember 1605
Akbar's Tomb, Sikandra, Agra
Consorts
Wives

  • Bhakkari Begum

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    (m.

    1572)​

  • Qasima Banu Begum

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    (m. 1575)​
  • Gauhar-un-Nissa Begum
  • Bibi Daulat Shad
  • Rukmavati
  • several others
Issue
Detail
  • Hassan Mirza
  • Hussain Mirza
  • Jahangir
  • Shahzada Khanam
  • Murad Mirza
  • Shakr-un-Nissa Begum
  • Daniyal Mirza
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