The Akbarī Generations 4: Years of the Ilahi: OR, Reign of Akbar.

4

1. 27 Rabi'u-l akhir, 963 10 or 11 March, 1556 2. 9 Jumada-l awwal, 964 1557 3. 20 „ 965 1558 4. 2 Jumada-l akhir, 966 1559 5. 15 „ 967 1560 6. 24 „ 968 1561 7. 6 Rajab 969 1562 8. 16 „ 970 1563 9. 27 „ 971 1564 10. 8 Sha'ban, 972 1565 11. 18 „ 973 1566 12. 29 „ 974 1567 13. 11 Ramazan, 975 1568 14. 22 „ 976 1569 15. 2 Shawwal, 977 1570 16. 14 „ 978 1571 17. 26 „ 979 1572 18. 6 Zi-l ka'da, 980 1573 19. 17 „ 981 1574 20. 27 „ 982 1575 21. 9 Zi-l hijja, 983 1576 22. 20 „ 984 1577 23. 2 Muharram, 986 1578 24. 12 „ 987 1579 25. 24 „ 988 1580 26. 6 Safar, 989 1581 27. 15 „ 990 1582 28. 28 „ 991 1583 29. 8 Rabi'u-l awwal, 992 1584 30. 19 „ 993 1585 31. 29 „ 994 1586 32. 11 Rabi'u-s sani, 995 1587 33. 22 „ 996 1588 34. 4 Jumada-l awwal, 997 1589 35. 14 „ 998 1590 36. 24 „ 999 1591 37. 6 Jumada-l akhir, 1000 1592 38. 17 „ 1001 1593 39. 28 „ 1002 1594 40. 9 Rajab 1003 1595 41. 20 „ 1004 1596 42. 2 Sha'ban, 1005 1597 43. 13 „ 1006 1598 44. 23 „ 1007 1599 45. 4 Ramazan, 1008 1600 46. 15 „ 1009 1601 47. 26 „ 1010 1602 48. 6 Shawwal, 1011 1603 49. 17 „ 1012 1604 50. 28 „ 1013 1605
Akbar died on the 13 Jumada-s sani, 1014; 13 Oct. 1605.
Shaikh Abu-l Fazl, in his great work entitled Akbar-nama, has recorded fully and circumstantially all the events in the life of God's vicegerent, from the day of his birth till the present year, the thirty-eighth year of the Ilahi era, and the year 1002 of the Hijra (1593-4 A.D.). But this humble servant of the State, Nizamu-d din Ahmad Mutasaddi, having written a history of all the kings who have raised the banner of sovereignty in Hindustan, it is indispensable that he should also write a history of all the incidents in the life of the Emperor. The greatness of the theme will probably imbue his mind with ability to perform his undertaking. The history of this great Emperor must be the prominent feature in all books, so that there is little need of the present work, but as I have felt it my duty to write a history of the Sultans of Hindustan, it seems right to crown my work with a relation of the auspicious reign of this great Emperor.
It will be remembered that in the history of the reign of the late Emperor Humayun our narrative had reached the point where Prince Akbar was sent to the Siwalik hills along with Bairam Khan Khan-khanan, to crush Sikandar Afghan. When he reached the pargana of Kalanor, one of the dependencies of Lahore, the sad intelligence of the death of the Emperor his father was brought to him, and plunged him in the deepest sorrow. Bairam Khan, commander-in-chief, with the concurrence of the nobles and officers, raised His Highness to the throne in the town of Kalanor at noon-day of Friday, the 2nd of Rabi'u-s sani, 963 H., with all due state and ceremony, and letters of grace and favour were sent to all parts of Hindustan.