Din-i Ilahi or The Religion of Akbar_1941

THE DIN-I ILAHI OR THE RELIGION OF AKBAR......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 5
SYNOPSIS......Page 7
FOREWORD......Page 17
PREFACE......Page 21
INTRODUCTION......Page 27
CHAPTER I - The Indian Background (Cultural Fusion)......Page 47
CHAPTER II - The Central Asian Background (Heredity)......Page 72
CHAPTER III - The Pendulum Oscillates (Political Background)......Page 90
CHAPTER IV - The Period of Quest (The Ibadat Khana)......Page 116
Appendix A......Page 145
Appendix B......Page 164
Section I - The Sunnis at the Court of Akbar......Page 175
Section II - The Shias at the Court at Akbar......Page 181
Section III - The Hindus at the Court of Akbar......Page 189
Section IV - The Zoroastrians at the Court of Akbar......Page 201
Section V - The Jains at the Court of Akbar......Page 211
Section VI - The Sikhs at the Court of Akbar......Page 216
Section VII - The Buddhists at the Court of Akbar......Page 219
Section VIII - The Jews at the Court of Akbar......Page 223
Section IX - The Christians at the Court of Akbar......Page 224
Appendix......Page 267
CHAPTER VI - The Period of Legislation (1575-95)......Page 270
Appendix......Page 322
CHAPTER VII - The Din-i Ilahi Promulgated......Page 330
CHAPTER VIII - The Din-i Ilahi in Movement......Page 344
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 364
GENERAL INDEX......Page 375