Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar, also known as Shahanshah Akbar-E-Azam, Akbar the Great or Mahabali Shahanshah (23 November 1542 – 27 October 1605) is the third Mughal Emperor of India/Hindustan.

He is of Timurid descent; the son of Humayun, and the grandson of the Zaheeruudin Muhammad Babur, the legendary ruler who founded the Mughal dynasty in India.

At the end of his reign in 1605 the Mughal empire covers most of northern and central India and is one of the most powerful empires of the age.