How great was Akbar?
एक दुखी परिवार – २८

No one has cared to inquire this, as Akbar has been recognised as great by the Historians.
The following inputs, constituting historical authority, barring of course, P.N.Oak, who is considered just a rebel amongst the writers relied upon, Akbar’s entirely different picture emerges. It is worth stating that Akbar’s captive writers on whom historians generally place reliance are Abul Fazl and Mullah Abdul Qadir Badayuni, the former a so called liberal and the other a conservative and a possible heretic.
In any event, it can at best be rated as an official depiction, rather than any independent evaluation.
To evaluate Akbar objectively, the books referable are;

1. Akbar – the Great Mogul by Vincent Smith

2. Akbarnama by Abul Fazl

3. Ain-e-Akbari by Abul Fazl

4. Who says Akbar is Great by PN Oak

5.http://www.hindunet.org/hindu_history/modern/akbar_vs.html

6.http://www.hindunet.org/hindu_history/modern/akbar_ppg.html

The same is available in English and Hindi both.
As such, Hindi is picked up here, though English may be accessed at the following link:-

http://agniveer.com/3175/akbar/

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