Akbar
The greatest Mughal emperor, who expanded the empire, practised religious tolerance and built an effective administration.
| Lived | 1542 – 1605 |
| Known as | Mughal emperor |
| Birthplace or main place | Agra |
| Places on the map | Agra, Lahore, Delhi |
AgraSee the world of Akbar in the interactive map
Who ruled these places in his lifetime
| Place | At birth (map of 1500) | At death (map of 1600) |
|---|---|---|
| Agra | Sultanate of Delhi | Mughal Empire |
| Lahore | Sultanate of Delhi | Mughal Empire |
| Delhi | Sultanate of Delhi | Mughal Empire |
From the border maps nearest to each date; borders are approximate.
Events in his lifetime
Further reading
Contemporaries
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| 1543 – 1616 | Tokugawa Ieyasu | First Tokugawa shogun |
| 1533 – 1603 | Elizabeth I | Queen of England |
| 1547 – 1616 | Miguel de Cervantes | Writer |
| 1527 – 1598 | Philip II | King of Spain |
| 1537 – 1598 | Toyotomi Hideyoshi | Unifier of Japan |
| 1545 – 1598 | Yi Sun-sin | Korean admiral |
| 1552 – 1610 | Matteo Ricci | Jesuit missionary |
| 1564 – 1616 | William Shakespeare | Playwright and poet |
| 1564 – 1642 | Galileo Galilei | Scientist |
| 1534 – 1582 | Oda Nobunaga | Warlord |
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.