Describe briefly the expansion and consolidation of Mughal Empire under Jalaluddin Akbar (1556-1605).
Mughal Empire under Jalaluddin Akbar (1556-1605):Many people consider Jalaluddin Akbar the greatest of an the Mughal emperors, for he not only expanded but also consolidated his empire, making it the largest, strongest and richest kingdom of his time. Akbar succeeded in extending the frontiers of the empire to the Hindukush mountains, and checked the expansionist designs of the Uzbeks of Turan (Central Asia) and the safavids of Iran.
During of reign the Akbar the basic institution of an imperial structure, governmental administration of centre, provincial and local levels were created and that was almost followed by next two successors of Akbar.
He laid down the religiouns and Rajput policy of secular nature and of harmonious. These policies were not followed by Akbar but almost by Jahangir and Shahjahan also. The Akbar's reforms included effective methods of administration and taxation. The visible centre of Mughal power was the court. Here political alliances and relationships were forged, status and hierarchies defined. The political system devised by the Akbar was based on a combination of military power and conscious policy to accommodate the different traditions they encouraged in the subcontinent.
