Akbar

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

Patron of the Arts

Although Akbar was illiterate, he had a great love for knowledge, inviting men from all different religions to come to discuss matters of the world with him. He was a patron to many men of literary talent, among whom may be mentioned the brothers Feizi and Abul Fazl. The former was commissioned by Akbar to translate a number of Sanskrit scientific works into Persian; and the latter produced the Akbar-Nameh, an enduring record of the emperor's reign. It is also said that Akbar employed Jerome Xavier, a Jesuit missionary, to translate the four Gospels of the New Testament into Persian.

Related Topics:
Illiterate - Religion - Feizi - Abul Fazl - Sanskrit - Persian - Akbar-Nameh - Jerome Xavier - Jesuit - Gospel - New Testament

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