Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (Born 25 October 1542) (Reigned 1556 1605), was the third emperor succeeded Humayun. He was born in the Rajput Umarkot Fort, to Humayun and his wife Hamida Banu Begum, Persian Princess.
Defeated in battles at, Chausa and Kannauj in 1539 to 1541 by the forces of Sher Shah Suri, Mughal Emperor Humayun fled westward to Sindh. There he met and married to a 14 year old Hamida Banu Begum, daughter of Shaikh Ali Akbar Jami, a Persian teacher of Humayun's younger brother Hindal Mirza.
As a successful general, Akbar gradually enlarged the Mughal Empire to include much of the Indian Subcontinent. To unify the vast Mughal state, Akbar established a centralised system of administration throughout his empire and adopted a policy of conciliating conquered rulers through marriage and diplomacy. To preserve peace and order in a religiously and culturally diverse empire, he adopted policies that won him the support of his non-Muslim subjects.
He created a new ruling elite loyal to him, implemented a modern administration, and encouraged cultural developments. He increased trade with European trading companies. India developed a strong and stable economy, leading to commercial expansion and economic development. Akbar allowed freedom of religion at his court, and attempted to resolve socio-political and cultural differences in his empire by establishing a new religion, Din-i-Ilahi.
On 3 October 1605, Akbar fell ill from an attack of dysentry, from which he never recovered. He is believed to have died on 27 October 1605.