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Who wrote the Akbar Nama? Describe its c...

Who wrote the Akbar Nama? Describe its content in brief.

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The Akbar Mama was written by Abul Fazl. can be summed up as follow:
(i) Abul Fazl grew up in the Mughal capital of Agra. He was widely read in Arabic, Persian, Greek philosophy and Sufism.
(ii) Moreover he was a forceful debater and independent thinker who consistently opposed the views of the conservative ulama. These qualities impressed Akbar, who found that Fazl ideally suited as an adviser and a spokesperson for his policies.
(iii) The Akbar Nama is divided into three books of which the Ain-i-Akbari the first volume, contains the history of mankind from Adam to one celestial cycle of Akbar.s life.
(iv) Beginning in 1589, Abul Fazl worked on the Akbar Mona for thirteen years repeatedly revising the draft.
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