Akbar’s enterprise of religious conciliation: The early phase,1561–1578: Spontaneous or motivated

Abstract

It is argued in the article that the development of Akbar’s religious views before his espousal of Shul-i Kul, after 1578, cannot be entirely linked to changing political exigencies. Akbar’s own personal character and inclinations must also be factored in. It is particularly argued that the thesis of a turn to Muslim orthodoxy in the late 1560s and the 1570s must be reconsidered.