Akbar

Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (15 October 1542–27 October 1605),popularly known as Akbar the Great and also as Akbar  was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father Humayun, under a regent Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expand and consolidate Mughal domains in the Indian subcontinent. He is generally considered one of the greatest emperors in Indian history and led a successful campaign to unify the various kingdoms of Hindūstān.