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[[File: | [[File:Govardhan. Akbar With Lion and Calf ca. 1630, Metmuseum.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|alt=caption|<translate>Akbar with a lion and a calf, by Govardhan (c. 1630)</translate>]] | ||
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In 1582 Akbar founded his own religion, Din-i-Ilahi, “divine faith,” or Tauhid-i-Ilahi, “divine monotheism,” with himself as its spiritual leader. As Abul Fazl comments, Akbar, in establishing the tenets of the new religion, “seized upon whatever was good in any religion.... He is truly a man who makes Justice his leader in the path of inquiry, and who culls from every sect whatever Reason approves of.” Akbar did not, however, demand that his countrymen espouse his beliefs, and Akbar’s new religion had few adherents outside his court. | In 1582 Akbar founded his own religion, Din-i-Ilahi, “divine faith,” or Tauhid-i-Ilahi, “divine monotheism,” with himself as its spiritual leader. As Abul Fazl comments, Akbar, in establishing the tenets of the new religion, “seized upon whatever was good in any religion.... He is truly a man who makes Justice his leader in the path of inquiry, and who culls from every sect whatever Reason approves of.” Akbar did not, however, demand that his countrymen espouse his beliefs, and Akbar’s new religion had few adherents outside his court. | ||
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[[File:Portrait of Akbar by Manohar.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|alt=caption|<translate><!--T:1--> Portrait of Akbar (late 16th century)</translate>]] | |||
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== Final years == <!--T:14--> | == Final years == <!--T:14--> | ||