Akbarnama

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Akbarnama is a 16th-century chronicle written by Abu'l-Fazl that records the life and reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar and the history of his empire.

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Label Occurrences
Akbarnama canonical 16
Ain-i-Akbari 1
Akbar Nama 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal court chronicle
historical chronicle
associatedDynasty Mughal
linked to: Mughal dynasty

Timurid
linked to: Timurid dynasty
author Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak
chroniclesPeriod reign of Akbar (1556–1605)
commissionContext to legitimize Akbar’s rule
commissionedBy Akbar
contains Ain-i-Akbari
linked to: Ain-i Akbari
countryOfOrigin Mughal Empire
dateWritten 16th century
dedicatedTo Akbar
describes Akbar’s administration
Akbar’s conquests
Akbar’s religious policies
court ceremonies and culture
firstVolumeContent genealogy and history of the Timurids and early life of Akbar
genre court historiography
imperial history
royal biography
hasAlternativeTransliteration Akbar Nama
linked to: Akbarnama
hasIllustratedManuscripts yes
hasNotableSection accounts of major battles
descriptions of provinces
imperial biographies
historicalScope Central Asia and India under Timurids and Mughals
illustrationTradition Mughal miniature painting
linked to: Mughal paintings
influencedBy earlier Persian royal chronicles
intendedAudience imperial court
language Persian
literaryStyle ornate Persian prose
literaryTradition Persian historiography
mainSubject Akbar
history of the Mughal Empire
reign of Akbar
partOf Mughal imperial archives
linked to: Mughal chronicles
placeOfComposition Mughal court
politicalFunction imperial propaganda
preservedIn various manuscript copies
relatedWork Ain-i-Akbari
linked to: Ain-i Akbari
religiousPerspective emphasis on Akbar’s divine favor
scholarlyUse primary source for 16th-century South Asian history
secondVolumeContent political and military events of Akbar’s reign
structure three volumes
thirdVolumeContent administration, institutions, and regulations of Akbar’s empire
usedAsSourceFor history of Mughal India
study of Akbar’s reign
volumeCount 3

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Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri relatedWork Akbarnama
Abu’l-Fazl ibn Mubarak notableWork Ain-i-Akbari
linked to: Akbarnama
Mughal paintings notableWork Akbarnama illustrations
linked to: Akbarnama
Humayun-nama relatedWork Akbarnama
Jodha Bai associatedWith Akbarnama
Shah Jahan Nama relatedWork Akbarnama
Children of Akbar documentedIn Akbarnama
administration of Akbar keyText Akbarnama
Akbarnama hasAlternativeTransliteration Akbar Nama
linked to: Akbarnama
Ain-i Akbari partOf Akbarnama
Ain-i Akbari associatedWith Akbarnama
Divine Faith documentedIn Akbarnama