Akbar the Great
ONE-LINER HISTORY NOTE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS Akbar the Great 1. Father - Humayun 2. Mother - Hamida Bhanu Begum 3. Step mother - Magam Anaga 4. Guardian - Bairam Khan 5. First Guardian - Munim Khan 6. Akbar was born at Amarkot in Sindh in 23 Nov. 1542. 7. He came to the throne on February 14, 1556 at the age of 14 at Kalanur. 8. Hemu the Hindu Prime Minister of Muhammed Adilshah of Bihar occupied Agra and accepted the title Maharaja Vikramaditya. 9. Akbar killed Hemu in the Second Battle of Paniput in 1556 November 2. 10. Akbar became an independent ruler at the age of 18 in 1560, after di...