23 moments

1. Birth at Amarkot Fort

   1542-10-15 · Umerkot Fort, Umerkot, Sindh, Pakistan

   

   Akbar was born while his parents were under the protection of the local ruler at the Rajput fortress of Amarkot. The modern city of Umerkot is the historical Amarkot; coordinates represent Umerkot Fort.

2. Enthronement at Kalanaur

   1556-02-14 · Takht-i-Akbari, Kalanaur, Punjab, India

   

   At age fourteen, Akbar was enthroned and proclaimed shahanshah under the regency of Bairam Khan. Coordinates are a representative point for the Takht-i-Akbari monument at Kalanaur.

3. Triumphal entry into Delhi

   1556-11-01 · Delhi, India

   After the Panipat victory, Akbar entered Delhi and remained there for roughly a month before returning toward Punjab. The source gives the visit's sequence after the battle of 5 November 1556 but not an exact entry day.

4. Second Battle of Panipat

   1556-11-05 · Panipat battlefield, Haryana, India

   Akbar and Bairam Khan marched to recover Delhi and Agra; during the battle they remained with the Mughal rear camp near Panipat. Coordinates mark the battlefield; the cited rear camp was eight miles away and its exact location is not specified.

5. Personal journey to Malwa

   1560-01-01 · Malwa, India

   Akbar personally went to Malwa to confront Adham Khan and remove him from command after the Mughal conquest campaign. Malwa is a broad historical region; coordinates are a representative point at Indore.

6. Adham Khan's execution at Agra

   1561-01-01 · Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

   During a court dispute, Akbar personally ordered and carried out the fatal defenestration of his foster-brother Adham Khan at the Agra palace. The source identifies a palace courtyard at Agra; coordinates represent Agra Fort.

7. Siege of Chittorgarh begins

   1567-10-23 · Chittor Fort, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, India

   

   Akbar advanced from Agra with a large army and artillery and began the siege of the Mewar capital's fort.

8. Siege of Ranthambore

   1568-02-08 · Ranthambore Fort, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, India

   

   Akbar led the Mughal army in the siege of Ranthambore Fort shortly after the Chittorgarh campaign.

9. Capture of Chittor Fort

   1568-02-23 · Chittor Fort, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, India

   

   Akbar was present through the culmination of the Chittorgarh siege and subsequently returned to Agra after placing the fort under a general. The return statement follows the fort's capture on 23 February 1568.

10. Entry into Ranthambore Fort

    1568-03-21 · Ranthambore Fort, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, India

    

    Following Surjan Hada's surrender, Akbar entered Ranthambore Fort and received the ruler's submission.

11. Foundation of Fatehpur Sikri

    1569-01-01 · Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India

    

    Akbar marked the Rajput campaigns by establishing a new capital west of Agra, later called Fatehpur Sikri. Coordinates represent the historic city center.

12. Gujarat campaign at Nagaur

    1572-01-01 · Nagaur, Rajasthan, India

    While traveling toward Gujarat, Akbar passed through Nagaur after leaving Ajmer. The itinerary is dated by the expedition's departure on 2 July 1572; no more precise date for Nagaur is given.

13. Gujarat campaign at Sirohi

    1572-01-01 · Sirohi, Rajasthan, India

    Akbar reached Sirohi during his Gujarat expedition and launched a counterattack after an ambush on his advance guard. The source dates the wider march to 1572 but gives no exact arrival day at Sirohi.

14. Departure for the Gujarat campaign

    1572-07-02 · Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India

    

    Akbar began his Gujarat expedition by departing Fatehpur Sikri for Ajmer with an advance guard sent ahead.

15. Arrival at Ahmedabad

    1572-11-01 · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

    Akbar arrived at the Gujarat Sultanate's capital and began reorganizing the newly conquered territory. The source calls Ahmedabad the capital earlier in the same campaign account.

16. Visit to Cambay

    1572-12-01 · Khambhat (Cambay), Gujarat, India

    Akbar traveled from Ahmedabad to the port of Cambay, where he encountered merchants from several regions and first saw the sea.

17. Return march to Ahmedabad

    1573-01-01 · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

    

    During the Gujarat rebellion, Akbar made a rapid crossing of Rajputana and reached Ahmedabad in eleven days. The source gives the year and journey duration but not the exact arrival date.

18. Return to Fatehpur Sikri from Bengal expedition

    1574-01-01 · Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India

    

    Akbar personally set out toward Bengal during the campaign, then returned to Fatehpur Sikri after Mughal forces took Patna.

19. Departure from Fatehpur Sikri

    1585-01-01 · Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India

    

    Akbar abandoned Fatehpur Sikri after it had served as the Mughal capital, in the context of his Punjab campaign. The source establishes departure in 1585 but does not specify a day or month.

20. Occupation of Burhanpur

    1599-01-01 · Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

    Akbar personally marched to Burhanpur during the Deccan campaign and occupied the city before besieging Asirgarh.

21. Return of capital to Agra

    1599-01-01 · Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

    

    Akbar relocated the imperial capital from Lahore back to Agra, which remained his governing center for the rest of his life.

22. Capture of Asirgarh Fort

    1601-01-17 · Asirgarh Fort, Madhya Pradesh, India

    

    Akbar completed the Asirgarh siege during the Deccan campaign, taking the strategically important fort after the Khandesh ruler refused to surrender.

23. Death at Fatehpur Sikri

    1605-10-27 · Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India

    

    Akbar died at Fatehpur Sikri after an illness in October 1605; he was subsequently buried at Sikandra, Agra. The article's infobox gives 27 October 1605, while its death narrative says he is believed to have died on 26 October; the header and card use the infobox date.