The Mughal Empire: The Leadership Of Akbar The Great

The Mughal Empire, one of the largest, most advanced of it’s kind. It grew to great heights and established new forms of trade and technology that would change the way other empires would be. Without the leading ideas and reforms of this man, the Mughals would have found themselves to be lost. Even through times of seeming defeat, and error, leadership would change it all. The leadership of Akbar the Great. He brought the empire to top military standards and made well known, significant social reforms. Akbar was known especially for his military tactics and ways; strong-willed, sometimes strict and often cruel, yet, very fair, just, and compassionate. This is what made Akbar known, and to some extent even hated.

Beginning his reign in 1556, Akbar was one of the youngest leaders of his time. Akbar took the the throne of the Mughal Empire at the age of 13. He started young but soon built up an army and built one of the largest empires in the world. Akbar was strong willed, fearless and very cruel at times. He had built up a very large army for the intent of conquering other lands for riches and trade as well as fighting off opposers. During the early stages of his reign, Akbar did not have the ability to govern over the empire very well and he did not gain much respect from the elders of the empire mostly due to his young adolescent age. However as Akbar grew into his position as the new ruler of the Mughal Empire, he gained more respect from other leaders and he himself started to learn the ways of governing an empire. He did this by first trying to centralize the entire Mughal government to make it easier to rule over and strengthen. Next, Akbar put in reforms to reorganize the financial system and fix taxation issues within th...

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Akbar did not rely on territorial expansions alone, he continued to expand his empire, just now in different ways. He implemented certain reforms, and systems of government to keep the empire up to optimal standards. In fact, much of Akbar’s success in building the empire, came directly from his ability to earn the trust and gain the loyalty of the people he conquered, as well as having the skills to conquer as many people as he did and having a substantially high intellect. He was able to gain the trust and loyalty of his conquered people, by being loyal himself to his people, and being socially tolerant towards all religions and ethnic backgrounds. Being trusting towards his people was only part of the much larger plan Akbar had. Akbar had introduced a new form of government within the Mughal Empire known more formally as “The Administration”.