After the death of Humayun, Akbar ascended the throne. At the time of the death of his father Akbar was only 14 years old and he was the governor of Lahore. Bairam Khan proclaimed Akbar the king on 14th Feb, 1556 AD at Kslanaur in the district Gurudaspur of Punjab. Bairam Khan became his guardian. Hamida Bano Begum was the mother of Akbar.
Akbar was born on 15th October, 1542 AD at Amarkot in Sindh. He was brought up by his uncle Askari in Qandhar. When he was only nine years old he was made governor of Ghazni for the first time. First of all Akbar marched towards Delhi. He defeated Hemu, the Prime Minister of Adil Shah in the second battle of Panipat in 1556. From 1556 to 1560 AD Gwaltor, Ajmer and Jaipur were annexed to Mughal empire.
Akbar defeated Baz Bahadur the ruler of Malwa in 1562 AD. Rana Pratap, the Rajput ruler of Chittor continued the struggle against the Mughals. Akbar defeated Rana Pratap in the battle of Haldighati in 1576 AD. Akbar died on 15th Oct, 1605 AD and he was buried at Slkandra near Fatehpur Sikri.