Akbar And His Newly Found Religion | Deen-e-Ilahi

In this video, we have discussed about Deen-e-Ilahi. It was a new syncretic religion or spiritual leadership program propounded by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1582, intending to merge some of the elements of the various religions practiced by his subjects and create a new religion for his empire, and thereby reconcile the differences that divided his subjects. The elements were primarily drawn from Hinduism, Islam, and Zoroastrianism, but some others were also taken from Christianity, Jainism, and Buddhism. The Mughal emperor Akbar himself, along with some of his close officials converted to Deen-e-Ilahi, leaving Islam to encourage others to become adherents of the new faith.
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