The Mughal Emperor Akbar, full name: Abu'l Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar, was the third king of the Mughal Empire. He was born on 14 October 1556 in a Rajput fort in Umarkot, Sind. Considered by many historians to be the greatest Mughal ruler, he succeeded in almost all his campaigns and was widely favored among the common people. He was a tolerant, fair and, above all, very intelligent ruler. Akbar learned that the success of being a great leader lies not in instilling fear in his enemy but rather in compromising and resolving the issue without bloodshed. However, his peaceful ways did not always work, he had a well organized army that he led himself and was a great warrior. Akbar is not only known for his contribution to the expansion of the Mughal Empire but is also known for starting the splendid legacy of Mughal art and architecture. He found the solution for the eternal Hindu-Muslim conflicts which made not only him a widely accepted leader but also his descendants who continued his legacy till the end of the dynasty. Akbar's grandfather Babar was the founder of the Mughal Empire, which after its failure to conquer Samarkand decided to conquer India. Originally from the city of Andijan in contemporary Uzbekistan, he marched towards India after conquering Kabul. Babur expressed his longing in his memoir Bāburnāma in these words: "My longing for Hindustan had been constant. It was in the month of Shaban, with the Sun in Aquarius, that we set out from Kabul for Hindustan" (1 ). He conquered the northwestern part of India after defeating and killing Ibrahim Lodi, the then emperor of India under the Lodi dynasty, in the historic Battle of Panipat. Babur wrote in his memoirs about his victory: "By grace... middle of paper... Dirk Collier says in an interview with Times Of India, 'Akbar faced the same difficulty as we are facing.' face in today's world: he ruled over a vast and extremely diverse empire, inhabited by people of countless faiths, castes and ethnic origins. As a matter of principle, but also for pragmatic, "imperialist" reasons, he wanted them to be united – if not in brotherhood, then at least in mutual respect and harmony.' (4) Akbar had a loyal following, after the defeat of the Rajput rulers, he allied himself with the Rajputs and instead of demanding a high "tributary tax" and leaving them without control over their territories, he integrated them into his empire and formed a centralized empire . government to govern. This practice brought stability to his empire, and his rules and sovereignty were embraced by non-Muslims and Muslims. He abolished the Jizya tax in 1562 but reinstated it 1575.