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    Kenneth Wolfe: “Elizabeth and Akbar: The Religion of the Ruler” Kenneth Wolfe states that in 1530‚ the people of the country would follow their rulers religion in order to bring peace. This brought conflict among the country dividing it into states. How important was following your rulers religion? Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) and Emperor Abu-ul-Fath Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar of Muhgal India (1534-1606) answer that question. Elizabeth and Akbar‚ once in power‚ were determined to bring peace

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    As Akbar approach to religion was completely different from European approach to religion‚ their beliefs in religion were totally different as well. Akbar was the great ruler of Mughal Empire. He became a king at the young age of thirteen. Although Akbar believed in superstitions of the time‚ he was not a religious type. He was interested in learning different religions. Akbar did not choose one religion over another‚ instead he welcomed all the member of different religion groups. As he stated

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    Akbar the Great (in white) visits a shrine In 1582‚ King Philip II of Spain received a letter from the Mughal Emperor Akbar of India. Akbar wrote: "As most men are fettered by bonds of tradition‚ and by imitating ways followed by their fathers... everyone continues‚ without investigating their arguments and reasons‚ to follow the religion in which he was born and educated‚ thus excluding himself from the possibility of ascertaining the truth‚ which is the noblest aim of the human intellect. Therefore

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    Elizabeth I is widely known as a great and beloved English ruler‚ despite the fact that her motivations were questionable. Henry VIII is often considered as a vicious‚ autocratic ruler by historians‚ but in fact much of what he did strengthened England as a country and military force. In this essay‚ there will be a closer look at the true accomplishments of these rulers. By the end‚ it will be evident that Henry is the greater ruler. Undoubtedly‚ Elizabeth achieved some great accomplishments‚

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    The Life of Akbar

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    Akbar the Great was the third Mughal Emperor‚ ascending the throne at the very young age of thirteen. During the time of Akbar’s reign he abolished military threats from some of the most powerful empires including the Second Battle of Panipat where he defeated the Hindu king Hemu. Aside from being a great military commander Akbar the Great was also a huge influence on India’s culture and art‚ even having the walls of his palaces covered in murals. He also took an interest in Sanskrit literature

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    Abu’l-Fath Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar (Hindi: जलालुद्दीन मुहम्मद अकबर‚ Persian: جلال الدین محمد أکبر ‎ - Jalāl ud-Dīn Muḥammad Akbar)‚ also known as Shahanshah Akbar-e-Azam (14 October 1542  – 27 October 1605)‚[4][5] was the third Mughal Emperor. He was of Timurid descent; the son of Emperor Humayun‚ and the grandson of the Mughal Emperor Zaheeruddin Muhammad Babur‚ the ruler who founded the Mughal dynasty in India. At the end of his reign in 1605 the Mughal empire covered most of northern and central

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    Brittany Fleetwood Barbara Whitehead History 111 6 May 2010 Queen Elizabeth I: A Powerful Ruler in History While there was no law in Tudor England preventing appointment of a woman on the throne‚ the ruling of a woman was considered unfavorable. Women were not normally held high in command because it was believed that women could not rule well. During a time where the role of women was contained‚ Elizabeth I of England proved her power and remained the only unmarried queen in England’s history

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    Akbar "The Great" was one of the greatest rulers in Indian history. He was born when Humayun and his first wife‚ Hamida Bano‚ were fugitives escaping towards Iran. It was during these wanderings that Akbar was born in Umerkot‚ Sindh‚ on November 23‚ 1542. Legend has it that Humayun prophesied a bright future for his son‚ and thus accordingly‚ named him Akbar. Akbar was raised in the rugged country of Afghanistan rather than amongst the splendor of the Delhi court. He spent his youth learning to

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    Queen Elizabeth I was one of the most influential rulers or history not only because she was a strong‚ independent woman‚ but because she ruled despite all the struggles and she proved everyone wrong. One reason that Queen Elizabeth I is considered influential is because from birth she was faced with struggle. When Elizabeth was born into the Tudor family on September 7th‚ 1553‚ her parents thought she was a disappointment. “The son she had hoped so confidently to bear the man child‚ who would save

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    What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal The traumatic holocaust‚ the loss of one of the greatest rulers in history‚ Akbar‚ is voiced in this chapter. Akbar had been suffering from a disease‚ since 22nd September‚ 1603‚ and his health was deteriorating gradually. The ’Hakim’ in Akbar’s court‚ could not comprehend the reason behind His Majesty’s sickness. According to him‚ it was but a mild illness‚ and the Emperor’s

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