[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Mughals (1526–1857)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal) › [Akbar (1556–1605)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar) › [Akbarnāma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama) › [The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge) › 147.2 # The Book of Akbar 147.2 The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II 147.2 - **Language:** English ### [147.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.147.2) In the whole of his auspicious life, he adorned the world by joining knowledge with power, and power with compassion and clemency. In many sciences and especially in mathematics, he had no rival or colleague. His noble nature was marked by the combination of the energy of Alexander and the learning of Aristotle. He displayed great justice in carrying out the provisions of the will for the distribution of territories and exhibited thorough equity or rather exceeding kindness and beneficence therein. But superiority in spiritual perfections (which is real sovereignty), that was his own by God’s grace; none of his brothers shared in the dainties of that table of inheritance. - [Previous: 147.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.147.1) - [Next: 147.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.147.3) - [Up: 147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.147) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.147.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.147.2) · Pramāṇa