Abū l-Faḍl-i ʿAllāmī

by Streusand, Douglas E.

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Abū l-Faḍl-i ʿAllāmī (d. 1011/1602) was an advisor, biographer, and confidantof the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 963–1014/1556–1605) as well as one of the intellectual architects of the Mughal polity. His great work, Akbar-nāma , is simultaneously the most important source on Akbar's political program and an important element of that program. 1. Biography Born on the 6 Muḥarram 958/2 January 1551 at Agra, Abū l-Faḍl was the second son of Shaykh Mubārak Nagawrī (911–1001/1505 or 1506–93), …

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Abū l-Faḍl-i ʿAllāmī (d. 1011/1602) was an advisor, biographer, and confidantof the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 963–1014/1556–1605) as well as one of the intellectual architects of the Mughal polity. His great work, Akbar-nāma , is simultaneously the most important source on Akbar's political program and an important element of that program. 1. Biography Born on the 6 Muḥarram 958/2 January 1551 at Agra, Abū l-Faḍl was the second son of Shaykh Mubārak Nagawrī (911–1001/1505 or 1506–93), one

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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eng Islam

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Streusand, Douglas E.

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