AKBAR – Chapter 13

 XIII WHEN, at the gates of Kabul, Monserrate offered the emperor his congratulations, the Jesuit comments on Akbar’s pleasure, with the surmise that, being greedy of glory, he hoped that…

AKBAR – Chapter 12

XII SHAH MANSUR was a petty clerk who showed a remarkable aptitude for accounts and the details of finance. Akbar noticed his ability and raised him to high office. He…

AKBAR – Chapter 1

From the Editor AKBAR, as visualized by Laurence Binyon, presents himself as a brave, just and very spiritual monarch of Mogul dynasty. Of course, there are many anti-thesis to the…