Akbar the Great, Muslim emperor of India, established a sprawling kingdom through military conquests, but is known for his policy of religious tolerance, his inclusive leadership, and his support for an era of burgeoning arts, literature and science.
What other influences did he have on today’s world?
More about Akbar the Great
https://www.biography.com/political-figure/akbar-the-great
Mughal Empire (1500s, 1600s)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/mughalempire_1.shtml
https://www.nature.com/articles/150600b0
Tradition and ingenuity in Mughal architectural glazed tiles
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440314002283
Literature during the Mughal Period
http://www.historydiscussion.net/history-of-india/literature-during-the-mughal-period/2852
Science and the Indian Tradition: When Einstein Met Tagore
The Art of the Mughals before 1600
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mugh/hd_mugh.htm
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-arthistory/chapter/the-mughal-period/
Ustad Mansur was a revered seventeenth-century Mughal painter and court artist.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ustad_Mansur
Mughal Art: Might in Miniature
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/apr/27/mughal-art-might-in-miniature
What’s in museums and collections near you?
Grand Challenge: Valuing World Cultures
ERC Grand Challenges: For project design, for inquiry, for activism
Alexander Visits the Sage Plato (source: Public Domain)
