INDIA MUGHAL Akbar I 1556-1605 rupee 986 AH Lahore mint


INDIA, MUGHAL, Akbar I, 1556-1605, rupee, 986 AH (1579 AD), Lahore mint, square, silver, 21mm, KM82.5, hole, aVF

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Akbar I (the Great) was the third Mughal Emperor. He tripled the size of the Empire and promoted economy and culture. He promoted what we call today multiculturalism and thus became popular with his subjects, a rarity in the old days. During his reign India was the richest country in the world.

A descendant of the Mongol Chingis Khan went adventuring in northern India and carved out a kingdom that became the Mughal (Mongol) Empire. The Mughals at their height controlled India from Afghanistan to Burna, from the Himalayas to the southern tip. They ended up as pensioners of the British, sitting in palaces, doing nothing.
