He was a great conqueror and an equally great ruler.
Akbar helped unify India through a single system of administration.
He gave a secular outlook to his administration by employing people irrespective of their caste or religion.
Akbar appreciated the value of learning and assembled gifted men from various walks of life in his court .
His love for architecture is reflected in the buildings of Fatehpur Sikri,and his love for music in the patronage he extended to Tansen,a great musician.
His long reign stands out as the watershed of the Mughal empire.A man far ahead of his times,he has been rightly described as Akbar The Great.
