<Tr> <Th> Mother </Th> <Td> Hamida Banu Begum </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Religion </Th> <Td> Sunni Islam, Din - e-Illahi </Td> </Tr> <P> Abu'l - Fath Jalal - ud - din Muhammad Akbar جلال الدین محمد اکبر ‬ (15 October 1542--27 October 1605), popularly known as Akbar I (IPA: (əkbər)), also as Akbar the Great (Akbar - i - azam اکبر اعظم ‬), was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605 . Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, under a regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expand and consolidate Mughal domains in India . A strong personality and a successful general, Akbar gradually enlarged the Mughal Empire to include nearly all of the Indian Subcontinent north of the Godavari river . His power and influence, however, extended over the entire country because of Mughal military, political, cultural, and economic dominance . To unify the vast Mughal state, Akbar established a centralised system of administration throughout his empire and adopted a policy of conciliating conquered rulers through marriage and diplomacy . To preserve peace and order in a religiously and culturally diverse empire, he adopted policies that won him the support of his non-Muslim subjects . Eschewing tribal bonds and Islamic state identity, Akbar strove to unite far - flung lands of his realm through loyalty, expressed through an Indo - Persian culture, to himself as an emperor who had near - divine status . </P> <P> Mughal India developed a strong and stable economy, leading to commercial expansion and greater patronage of culture . Akbar himself was a patron of art and culture . He was fond of literature, and created a library of over 24,000 volumes written in Sanskrit, Urdu, Persian, Greek, Latin, Arabic and Kashmiri, staffed by many scholars, translators, artists, calligraphers, scribes, bookbinders and readers . Akbar also established the library of Fatehpur Sikri exclusively for women, and he decreed that schools for the education of both Muslims and Hindus should be established throughout the realm . Holy men of many faiths, poets, architects, and artisans adorned his court from all over the world for study and discussion . Akbar's courts at Delhi, Agra, and Fatehpur Sikri became centres of the arts, letters, and learning . Perso - Islamic culture began to merge and blend with indigenous Indian elements, and a distinct Indo - Persian culture emerged characterized by Mughal style arts, painting, and architecture . Disillusioned with orthodox Islam and perhaps hoping to bring about religious unity within his empire, Akbar promulgated Din - i - Ilahi, a syncretic creed derived mainly from Islam and Hinduism as well as some parts of Zoroastrianism and Christianity . A simple, monotheistic cult, tolerant in outlook, it centered on Akbar as a prophet, for which he drew the ire of the ulema and orthodox Muslims . Many of his courtiers followed Din - i - Ilahi as their religion as well, as many believed that Akbar was a prophet . One famous courtier who followed this blended religion was Birbal . </P>

Who among the following becomes a member of the din i ilahi