Talk:Akbar

Akbar’s Wives

The numbering of Akbar's wives is confusing.

According to the article, this a more accurate numbering of Akbar's wives:

1. Ruqqaya 2. Abdullah's daughter 3. Salima 4. Jodha 5. Abdul's wife 6. Gauhar 7. Jagmal's daughter 8. Miran's daughter 9. Kunwari 10. Bhanmati 11. Nathi 12. Puram 13. Bhakkari 14. Itimad's daughter 15. Qasima 16. Rawal's daughter 17. Bibi 18. Shams' daughter 19. Qazi's daughter

GrAmPaGe Edit FiXeRr (talk) 19:22, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

link dahsala and zabti to main articles

Hi, one small wikilink fix in the Taxation section. The dedicated articles Dahsala system and Zabt both exist but this sentence doesn't point to them.

Change: in the Taxation section, change

The system was abandoned in 1580 and replaced with the ''{{transliteration|bn|dahsala}}'' (also known as ''{{transliteration|bn|zabti}}''), under which revenue was calculated as one-third of the average produce of the previous ten years, to be paid to the state in cash.

to

The system was abandoned in 1580 and replaced with the ''{{transliteration|bn|[[Dahsala system|dahsala]]}}'' (also known as ''{{transliteration|bn|[[Zabt|zabti]]}}''), under which revenue was calculated as one-third of the average produce of the previous ten years, to be paid to the state in cash.

Both link targets resolve: Dahsala system and Zabt. Thanks! NoseFaceButt (talk) 19:46, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

 Done Day Creature (talk) 21:31, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 23 May 2026

The current phrasing in the "Early years" section creates a historical misconception. It implies that Akbar received command of Hindal Mirza's forces and wealth as a shared inheritance with Ruqaiya Sultan Begum ("conferred on the imperial couple"). However, under the early Mughal military and administrative system, a deceased commander's military assets and jagir (estates) reverted to the imperial throne (escheat). They were state property, not private family inheritance. Humayun reassigned these assets to Akbar in his capacity as the crown prince to maintain the chain of command, independent of his betrothal to Ruqaiya.

Please make the following change to accurately reflect the chronological facts and the imperial nature of the military transfer.

Change this text: Out around the time of nine-year-old Akbar's first appointment as governor of Ghazni, he married Hindal's daughter, Ruqaiya Sultan Begum, his first wife. Humayun gave Akbar command of Hindal's forces and conferred on the imperial couple all of Hindal's wealth. Akbar's marriage with Ruqaiya was solemnized in Jalandhar, Punjab, when both of them were 14-years-old.

To this text: Following the mourning period for Hindal in 1551, Humayun appointed the nine-year-old Akbar as governor of Ghazni and transferred to him the retainers, lands, and military command previously held by Hindal Mirza. Around the same time, Humayun arranged Akbar's betrothal to Hindal's daughter, Ruqaiya Sultan Begum. However, contemporary and later sources clarify that the transfer of Hindal's assets was a strategic elevation of Akbar within the Mughal imperial system, rather than a marital inheritance from this betrothal. The marriage itself was solemnized several years later in Jalandhar, Punjab, when both were about fourteen years old.

• (Note to reviewing admin: Please retain any existing inline citations [24][25] and place them at the end of the newly structured sentences appropriately).* NRRD (talk) 12:10, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

 DoneRegentsPark (comment) 22:19, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

References

Typo

"One of the greatest Mughal emperor" —> "emperors" Hoytvontoyt (talk) 13:20, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

Fixed. Thank you. RegentsPark (comment) 22:15, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 1 July 2026

The current text skips one of Akbar's marriages, which causes the numbering of the following wives to be incorrect. According to S. M. Burke, Akbar: The Greatest Mogul (1989, p. 142), Akbar married the elder daughter of Jamal Khan in Delhi in 1556 before his marriage to Abdullah Khan Mughal's daughter during the siege of Mankot in 1557.

Please add the following paragraph immediately before the sentence beginning "His third wife was the daughter of Abdullah Khan Mughal."

His second wife was the elder daughter of Jamal Khan, a member of a leading zamindar family. Their marriage, solemnized in Delhi in 1556, was intended to foster good relations with the zamindars.

Since this marriage is currently omitted, the numbering of the subsequent wives is off by one. Adding it places Abdullah Khan Mughal's daughter as Akbar's third wife, Salima Sultan Begum as his fourth, and Mariam-uz-Zamani as his fifth.

 Not done You could be right but there are a lot of wives and this would need a lot of renumbering and citation checking. That's beyond the scope of an edit request and I suggest you start a discussion on this in a separate section. --RegentsPark (comment) 21:28, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

References

Link hasan and husain

The section heading in the Mariam-uz-Zamani article was changed. help updating these links.

From:

[[Mariam-uz-Zamani#Birth of twins|Hassan Mirza]]

[[Mariam-uz-Zamani#Birth of twins|Hussain Mirza]]

To:

[[Mariam-uz-Zamani#Twins son|Hassan Mirza]]

[[Mariam-uz-Zamani#Twins son|Hussain Mirza]]

Thanks! Furogh e Lotf (talk) 07:37, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

 Done RegentsPark (comment) 21:15, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

Requested move 27 July 2026

Akbar → Akbar the GreatAkbar the Great – Akbar is widely known in English as "Akbar the Great", and the lead already identifies this as a widely recognized epithet. I propose moving the article to "Akbar the Great" because it is a common English name used for the emperor. This would also make the title consistent with other historical rulers commonly known by the epithet "the Great", such as Alexander the Great, Alfred the Great, and Catherine the Great. Also Infobox name should be changed as well it currently does not contain "the great" title. Smg20837 (talk) 18:32, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

• Support move to "Akbar the Great". Very much his well-known common name. And disambiguation needed - there is an Akbar II. Walrasiad (talk) 19:29, 27 July 2026 (UTC)
• Support. Even if this were the primary topic for Akbar, the fuller title is more recognizable. But Akbar II, who reigned for 31 years, seals it. Srnec (talk) 13:52, 28 July 2026 (UTC)