The king, Akbar the Great, was keenly interested in art and architecture. The Mughal style of painting developed under his guidance, as a result of fusion of Hindi and Persian techniques. His architecture is characterized equally by a happy blending of the indigenous and Islamic modes of construction and ornamentation.

Akbar was an efficient administrator. He decorated his royal court with the most efficient courtiers and ministers. He married a Rajput princess named Jodha Bai who was from a ruling family of Rajasthan. Akbar was the Mughal Emperor who respected all the religions. He had ministers from all the religions in his kingdom especially Hindu and Muslims both. He appointed the ministers on the basis of their merits without any discrimination of caste and creed. The famous ‘Nine Gems’ or the ‘Nav Ratna’ of his court had the qualities of administration and are famous worldwide.
 

Akbar had no son even when he had three wives. Akbar had to pay a religious homage to the renowned Sufi Saint Sheikh Salim Chisti in 1569 A.D, who was living in Fatehpur Sikri, at a distance of only 26 miles from Agra. Akbar went bare foot to meet the saint and pleased him. Akbar’s wife Jodha Bai gave birth to a son who was named as Salim after the name of the saint. He declared Fatehpur Sikri as his capital in the year 1569 A.D. He constructed many beautiful buildings and palaces in this place.
 

After the victory over Gujarat, he constructed a great wall of victory known as the ‘Victory Gate’ or ‘Buland Darwaza’. Akbar reigned in India from 1575 A.D to 1586 A.D. He left Fatehpur Sikri and came to Agra in 1586 A.D due to the shortage of sweet drinking water in Fatehpur Sikri.

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