Akbar

American

[ak-bahr] / ˈæk bɑr /

noun

the GreatJalal-ud-Din Mohammed, 1542–1605, Mogul emperor of India 1556–1605.

Akbar British

/ ˈækbɑː /

noun

called Akbar the Great. 1542–1605, Mogul emperor of India (1556–1605), who extended the Mogul empire to include N India

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“It looked like the sun was inside his cell,” said Akbar “Block” McClennon, 39, a fellow student in the prison’s college program who was locked up on the same gallery as Bori.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

This period of relative stability from 1556 to 1658 coincided with the reigns of three consecutive emperors: Akbar, his son Jahangir and his grandson Shah Jahan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

Plaid's Caerdydd Fynnon Taf MS Zaynub Akbar then said: "I'm going to leave this because I don't accept any of this and I don't want to be a part of it."

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

A recipe from the court of Akbar reportedly called for equal parts of lentils, rice and ghee, according to NPR.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026

But that year, the tournament was going to be held in my neighborhood, Wazir Akbar Khan, and several other districts—Karteh-Char, Karteh-Parwan, Mekro-Rayan, and Koteh-Sangi—had been invited.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

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