Introduction Akbar's ancestry and life before his accession; India in 1556; Akbar's Task The Regency and the fall of Bajram Khan 1556-60 Petticoat Government; The Emancipation of Akbar 1560 Conquest of Gondwana; Rebellions of Abdullah Khan Khan Zaman Asaf Khan (I) and the Mirzas; Reduction of the Great fortresses; Building of Fathpur-Sikri ; Conquest of Gujarat etc Conquest of Bihar and Bengal; Establishment of the 'House of worship'; Akbar's first contact with christianity; Administrative measures; war in Rajputana