10 Reasons for Following the Rajput Policy of Reconciliation of Akbar! 1. Rajput as trustworthy race: Akbar fully realized that the Rajput's were most trust worthy as deceit was foreign to them. They would never betray their friend. So he could depend upon them once they were convinced that was a friend to them. image source: anshulrana.mywibes.com/files/mrrajput.jpg 2. [...]
Akbar was a great pragmatist. He was the first Muslim ruler to realize that without the help of the Rajput's, no permanent empire could be set up in India. Accordingly, he took measures to secure their cooperation. He treated them as very trustworthy friends and not mere vassals. He abandoned the old policy of repression and persecution of the Rajput's. [...]
The 13 chief features of Akbar's Rajput policy are as follows: 1. Matrimonial alliances: In 1562, Akbar married the daughter of Raja Bihari Mai of Amber (modern Jaipur). Akbar's son Salim who came to be known as Jahangir was born from this queen. He also married two other princesses, one of Jodhpur and other of Jaisalmer. He married his son [...]