%0 Journal Article
%T Akbar¡¯s religious policy in the early phase of his reign: A complex story
%A Iqtidar Alam Khan
%J Studies in People's History
%@ 2349-7718
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/2348448919834794
%X The author¡¯s earlier thesis that Akbar in his early years tended mainly to follow a policy aiming to please orthodox Muslim elements possibly oversimplified a complex situation, as if Akbar had either to be orthodox or tolerant. In a fresh review of the entire debate, it is here argued that the picture remained complex until about 1578, with Akbar¡¯s own political interests and personal inclinations often pulling policy on the ground in different directions. It was only after 1578 that tolerance in the form of Sulh-i Kul (absolute peace) became his major principle for dealing with different sections of his subjects
%K Akbar
%K Shaik£¿h£¿¡®Abdu¡¯l Nab¨©
%K Shi¡®as
%K Hindus
%K harem
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2348448919834794