Question

Write briefly about the following:

Akbar’s northern conquests

Answer 1

Akbar made many conquests after his victory at Panipat. Akbar thought of bringing peace and order in the country by extending his empire.

1. In AD 1561, Akbar sent a huge force under Adham Khan, to conquer Malwa.
2. In AD 1564, Mughal forces led by Asaf Khan attacked and later on annexed Garh Katanga.
3. Akbar captured Chittor in AD 1568. The Rana of Mewar had refused to submit to Akbar. Akbar marched up to Chittor and captured. Then he conquered kalinjar (1569), Ranthambhor, Gujarat (1573). By AD 1570, all Rajput princes had accepted his suzerainty.
4. Rana Pratap continued the struggle against the Mughals after his father’s death. He was defeated in the battle of Haldighati in 1576 but he did not submit and later reoccupied the lost territory, except the city of Chittor.
5. In AD 1576, Akbar sent his army to fight against Daud Khan, the Sultan of Bengal. The Sultan was defeated and killed in the battle.
6. Akbar’s army conquered Kabul in 1581, Kashmir in 1586, Sind in 1591, and Baluchistan in 1595. By doing so Akbar was able to secure the north-west frontiers.
7. Akbar annexed Orissa in 1592.