Dynasty·Later empires
Akbar Proclaimed Mughal Emperor at Kalanaur
- Date
- 14 February 1556 CE963 AH470 years ago
- Place
- Kalanaur, Punjab, Mughal India
- People
- Akbar, Bairam Khan
Akbar was proclaimed Mughal emperor at Kalanaur in the Punjab on 14 February 1556. He was about thirteen years old. His guardian Bairam Khan ran the government for several years. Akbar later built a large empire across northern India. He is known for his administrative reforms and for his policy of religious tolerance.
Why it matters
His reign set the administrative and military structure that the Mughal Empire kept for the next century.