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Write main effects of religious policy of Akbar.

Solution

Thsese are main effects of religious policy of Akbar as under:

(i) Vast Mughal Empire : Akbar won the hearts of Rajputs only because of his Hindu policy. He was able to suppress his enemies with the cooperation of Rajputs. Many loyal Rajput chiefs won many battles for the kingdom. It led to great expansion of Mughal empire.

(ii) Strong Mughal Empire : Before Akbar, Hindus were enemies of empire and were causing huge losses to the state. But liberal policy of Akbar brought Hindus to Mughal court. As a-result, Mughal empire became very strong.

(iii)  Encouragement to sense of nation building : As a result of this policy of Akbar, lakhs of Hindus came in favour of Mughal empire and began working for the progress of empire. That’s why Akbar was able to succeed in his objective of nation building.

(iv)  Progress in Art and Literature : As a result of this policy, art and literature made a huge progress. Mughal art was mixed into Hindu art and mixture of Sanskrit and Persian gave birth to new type of literature and language.