Akbar

Akbar,the eldest son of Humayun ascended the throne under the title of Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar Badshah Ghazi at the young age of 14 at Kalanpur,punjab and his tutor Bairom khan was appointed as the regent.Second Battle of Panipat was fought between Hemu and Bairam khan.Hemu was defeated,captured by Bairam khan.This war ended the Mughal -Afghan contest for the throne of delhi in favour of the Mughals and enabled Akbar to reoccupy Delhi and Agra.To expand his empire he conquered various provincial states.The Rajputa Kingdom of Mewar put up a fierce defence under Rana Uday Singh and his son MahaRana Pratap. The battle of Haldighati was fought between  Maharana Pratap of Mewar and Mughal army led by Man singh of Amer. Maharana Pratap was defeated but he did not submit and continued to struggle.Akbar built Fatehpur sikri,Agra fort,Lahore fort and Allahabad fort and Humayun tomb in Delhi.
Navaratna i.e nine jewels of Akbar:-

1. Birbal(administrator)
2. Abul Fazl(scholar and statesman)
3. Faizi(scholar and statesman)
4. Todarmal(finance minister)
5. Bhagwandas(mansabdar)
6. Man singh(mansabdar)
7. Tansen(musician)
8. Abdur Rahim Khanekhana(statesman and hindi poet)
9. Mulla do pyaja