ON November 23, 1542, Akbar, the future Mughal Emperor, was born at Amarkot. His father, Humayun, had already lost the kingdom won by Babar, and Akbar's childhood was spent in exile. Humayun ...
Fifty miles north of Delhi, a Mughal army defeats the forces of Hemu, a Hindu general who was trying to usurp the Moghul throne from 14-year-old Akbar, the recently proclaimed emperor. Victory at ...