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Taradibegamkhan run away. Hearing of this news Akbar, at the advice of Beramkhan, marched towards Delhi. On the way they met Taradibegamkhan, whom Beramkhan treacherously killed. The armies of Akbar and Hemu fought on the field of Panipat. In that battle Hemu was pierced by an arrow of Beramkhan, he fell down from his elephant, his army fled away, and Akbar got a complete victory.
After this Akbar was firmly established on the throne of Delhi. But when he came to the throne, the condition of India was indeed very bad. There was disorder everywhere. There were two consecutive famines in the years 1555 and 1556. And due to continuous battles, the whole country round Delhi and Agra was barren. Akbar, therefore, tried to improve the condition of the country and to recapture his lost districts.
At this time Kabul, which was ruled in the name of Akbar's younger brother, was virtually independent. Bengal, which was under Afghan generals, had been independent for more than 200 years. Rajputana kingdoms, after the defeat of Humayun, had been independent and well fortified. Malva and Gujarat had long since thrown away the domination of Delhi. Gondvana and Central districts were ruled by chiefs who considered themselves free. Orissa had accepted no-one's sovereignty. In the South, Khandesh, Berar, Bedar, Ahmadnagar, Golkonda, and Bijapur were ruled by Sultans, who never cared for the kings of Delhi. The country from Krishna and Tungbhadra to Cape Kumari was in the hands of the Vijaynagar king. Goa and some other ports were occupied by the Portuguese, who were trading in the Arbi ocean. And in the North, Kashmere, Sind and Baluchistan were also independent. Thus Akbar had a very small portion of India under his direct rule.
Akbar had three types of formalities in his darbar-(1) Turk, (2) Mogul and (3) Irani. Paternally he was a Turk. Maternally he was a Mogul, because his mother was descended from Chenghizkhan who was a Mogul. Moreover, his mother was Irani. Thus Hindu customs and formalities were practically non-existent at Akbar's court at first. His attendants were either Turks and Moguls of Chagtai and Uzbegs or Irani.
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Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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