Question

What were the consequences of the policy of religious tolerance followed by Akbar?

Answer 1

Religious tolerance followed by Akbar resulted in very successful aspects to make him popular, e.g.

1. He abolished the ‘Jizyah’, a tax paid by non-Muslims.
2. He abolished the pilgrim tax on bathing at holy places.
3. He abolished the practice of forcibly converting prisoners of war to Islam.
4. In 1575, he built a hall (Ibadat Khana) at Fatehpur Sikri for religious meetings.
5. In 1579, Akbar issued a ‘Declaration’ or ‘Mahzar’, which made him the supreme or final arbiter in religious matters.
6. In 1580, he created a new religion called ‘Din-i-Ilahi’.