Akbar

:This article is about an Emperor. For the Fez wearing cartoon character, see Life in Hell.

Final years

The closing years of Akbar's reign were were troubled by the misconduct of his sons. Two of them died in their youth, the victims of intemperance; and the third, Salim,

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later known as emperor Jahangir, was frequently in rebellion against his father. Asirgarh, a fort in the Deccan proved to be the last conquest of Akbar, taken in 1599 as proceeded north to face his son's rebellion. Reportedly, Akbar keenly felt these calamities, and they may even have affected his health and hastened his death, which occurred in Agra on October 27th, 1605. His body was deposited in a magnificent mausoleum at Sikandra, near Agra.

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Emperor - Jahangir - Asirgarh - Deccan - 1599 - October 27th - 1605 - Sikandra

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