Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . avors of Akber to extend the empire to its utmost limits. His arms wereuniformly successful, and in a few years he had extended his dominions onevery side. The great kingdom of Guzerat, which had been in a state of an-archy for a long period, was finally subdued and annexed to the Mogul domin-ions in 1573 ; so that in about twenty yea
Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . avors of Akber to extend the empire to its utmost limits. His arms wereuniformly successful, and in a few years he had extended his dominions onevery side. The great kingdom of Guzerat, which had been in a state of an-archy for a long period, was finally subdued and annexed to the Mogul domin-ions in 1573 ; so that in about twenty years from the date of his accession tothe throne of Delhi, Akber had made himself absolute sovereign of all thecountry then known by the name of Hindostan. The chiefs of the conqueredstates were always treated honorably, and enrolled among the nobles of Delhi,while their territories being annexed to the empire, were placed under itsregulations ; so that one uniform system was established throughout Hin-dostan. The victories of Akber were never stained with the cruelties that had dis-graced those of former conquerors, for the army had been newly modelled, andfile soldiers being all paid, were not permitted to plunder the towns,, or sell the SULTAN AKBER. 135. Portrait of Sultan Akber.—From a Miniature painted in India. 136 SULTAN AKBER. prisoners as slaves. They had therefore no motive for seizing and carryingoff the peaceable citzens, which used to be done to a frightful extent. Akber distinguished himself no less as a legislator than as a conqueror. Hemade many beneficial laws, and relieved the people from a great number ofburdensome taxes, which had been imposed by different princes to supporteither their wars or their extravagance. Not only did he himself personallyexamine into the minutest arrangements of the government, and correct or com-plete where he found them bad or imperfect, but in some departments he en-tirely remodelled the system ; as, for instance, in the import
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