The Akbar Nama or the Book of Akbar is an official court chronicle on the life of the third Mughal emperor Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar (r. ad 1556-1605). Chronicled over three volumes published under Bibliotheca Indica series it covers the significant aspects of Akbar’s life from ad 1542 to ad 1605 and was written by the chronicler and favourite noble of Akbar Abul Fazl ibn Mubarak (d. ad 1602). This book took nearly seven years to complete. Originally it was published from 1902 to 1939 under the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal. The third volume is the famous Ain-i-Akbari or the Constitution of Akbar. The Ain-i-Akbari contains detailed information of the economy society imperial administrative structure court etiquettes and practices followed by the intellectual traditions and societies of the Hindus based on ancient Sanskrit sources. This volume concludes with the sayings of the Mughal emperor and the author of this book. About the Author Henry Beveridge (9 February 1837-8 November 1929) was an Indian Civil Service officer and orientalist. He translated the famous Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri and is the author of several books like The District of Bakarganj: Its History and Statistics and Other Texts and The Trial of Maharaja Nanda Kumar: A Narrative of a Judicial Murder.
