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Kings And Chronicles : The Mughal Courts

Question
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Which Mughal emperor began the practice of Jharoka darshan ? What was his objective behind this?

Solution

Jharoka darshan was introduced by Akbar. According to this, emperor appeared on a small balcony, facing the east, giving a view to crowd of people standing below. Its objective was to broadening the acceptance of the imperial authority as part of popular faith.