Akbar the great : political history 1542-1605 A.D. Vol I / by Ashirbadi Lal Srivastava

Includes bibliography and index.

Birth, up-bringing upbringing and early career -- Four years’ regency administration -- Dismissal of Bairam Khan : his immediate successors -- Emancipation from the influence of Harem -- Beginning of a Liberal Public Policy : events of 1562-1564 -- Conquest of Gondwana : end of the Uzbeks -- Subjugation of Rajasthan -- Conquest of Gujarat : new administrative measures -- Conquest of Bihar and Bengal : sundry other events -- Akbar versus Rana Pratap -- Toward introspection and peace with all -- Akbar and Zoroastrianism first Christian and Jain Missions -- The great rebellion of 1850-1853 -- Dawn of a new age : Din-e-Ilahi -- Quest for a Scientific Frontier : reduction of Frontier tribes and conquest of Kashmir, Baluchistan, Sindh and Qandhar -- Man Singh in Bihar, conquest of Orissa, Junagarh and Saurashtra -- Foundation of a new social order; concluding Christian and Jain Missions – The Deccan -- Rebellion of Prince Salim and the last days of Akbar -- Personality and character