WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Akbar’s tolerant religious policy helped
A
to convert more people to Islam.
B
to unify the Mughal Empire.
C
to end the warfare between Hindus and Muslims.
D
to establish the Mughal Empire in 1526.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Due to Akbar’s religious policies, people of different faith trusted him and truly accepted him as their king. The impact of religious policies was huge and it allowed the empire to get strong. Cultural unity emerged and there was an environment of goodwill developed between people of a different faith.

Detailed explanation-2: -Akbar demonstrated religious tolerance by reframing to impose his religion upon those living in his empire. Akbar was open to all religions and believed people should be able to worship freely. He even sponsored religious debates between those of different faiths.

Detailed explanation-3: -Akbar was also influenced by scholars across religions. So, he wanted to work out a synthesis of all religions. His treatment of the Hindus was very tolerant. In fact, he was so liberal in his religious outlook that he attempted to find a new religion, Din-i-Ilahi in 1582 on the basis of good points of all religions.

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