On March 11, 1605 the 50th year Akbar of being in power began. By now he was getting old and had a poor health condition. The politics of empire and relentless campaigns had taken their toll on his mind and the body. Meanwhile, he received the news of the death of his third son Daniyal […]
Akbar loved his elder son very much. Compared to other princes he had been entrusted with higher positions. From time to time magnanimity shown to Saleem by the emperor, the rewards and titles awarded to him clearly showed Akbar had chosen him to succeed him.But Saleem was showing the traits of a spoilt royal brat
Just as Akbar began to lay siege around the Chittaur fort Rana Udai Singh left the fort and he retreated into the hills at the advice of his chieftains and commanders. He left behind 8,000 battlers under the command of Jaimal and Fatta Singh to defend the fort. There also were 1000 gunmen of Kalpi
Delhi or Agra had been the capital of Moghuls but Akbar chose Fatehpur Sikri. There could have been some reason.Before the birth of his son Saleem, Akbar had become an ardent devotee of Peer Saleem Chisti who had his abode at Sikri. So, he made Fatehpur Sikri his capital instead of Agra. In 1564 while
After taking over Ahmedabad, Akbar set his sights on Surat. The port of Khambhat was already in his control. But Surat was also no less in the importance. Akbar got the army strength of the Sultan of Surat assessed by Raja Todarmal. Soon he had all the information on the enemy he needed. On January
After taking control of Chittaur and Ranthambhor forts Akbar set his eyes on the third prestigious fort of north India considered as impregnable. And that was Kalinjar Fort. Once Shershah Suri had launched an attack on this fort. He got burnt in gun powder fire accident and died. In 1569, when Akbar turned his attention
After winning Chittaur Akbar moved towards Ajmer to pray at Dargah of Khwaja. In March, 1568 Akbar returned to Agra after his Ajmer visit. Now his eyes were set on the magnificent fort of Ranthambhor of Rajasthan. He wanted to gain it and began to make plans.Ranthambhor fort was under the control of Rao Surjan
After Gondwana the commanders of Akbar won several other small kingdoms to make them the part of the Moghul empire. Against some force was applied while the diplomatic approach also worked. Several of the small rulers meekly accepted the domination of Emperor Akbar out of fear of great military might of Moghuls and to save
Akbar was a very ambitious ruler.Moghul empire was expanding day by day. But still there were prize states that yet were not part of the empire. He worked out a plan and got down to implement it with farsightedness and patience. It paid dividends.By 1564 the empire of Akbar had spread upto Kabul in north,
Raja Bhoja spoke, “You have observed the great and incredulous deeds and examples of wisdom of Raja Vikramaditya from a close quarter.”“Yes king! The tales of Raja Vikramaditya’s justice truth, spirit of sacrifice, charitability, valour and helpfulness indeed were amazing, very difficult to emulate. I will tell you one story about one episode. Listen carefully
In an auspicious hour Raja Bhoja tried to sit on the throne. There were 32 figurines set in the panel around the throne. As Raja tried to occupy the throne a figurine came out of the panel and transformed into a living figure. She warned the Raja not to sit on the throne.She said, “Only
The throne Vikramaditya used to sit was not an ordinary one. There were several legends attached to it. A legend said the throne was presented to Raja Vikramaditya by Lord Indra to inspire him to rule more judiciously, truthfully, impartially, efficiently and speedily. It is believed that whenever Vikramaditya would be occupying that throne he
Raja Vikramaditya had a well structured administrative system to rule Malwa efficiently. In the earlier years of his rule Vikramaditya faced some challenges from enemies and internal opponents but he dealt with them with skill. The external enemies were put to sword by Vikramaditya. The main trouble makers were Shaka invaders. Vikramaditya secured Malwa from
Raja Vikramaditya was moving towards the spot where Tantrik sat waiting for him to arrive with Betal. Betal spoke, “Raja I am very pleased with your cleverness, wisdom, patience, skill, bravery and the sense of justice. I promise if you open your mouth I won’t fly back to the tree branch. You can talk to
Vikramaditya again was on his way with Betal on his shoulder. Betal did not like his silence. So, it began to narrate a new tale with the same conditions.“There lived a rich merchant called Gunawant in a certain town. He was a very religious character. His wife was a beauteous womal but lax in morals.