Promotion of Learning in India during Muhammadan Rule (by Muhammadans) c17.121

c17.121

Akbar’s reign marks a new epoch for the system introduced for imparting education in schools and colleges. The innovations and improvements that were introduced were the outcome of the liberal heart of the Emperor, which made its influence felt in so many other directions. We see in Akbar, perhaps for the first time in Muhammadan history, a Muslim monarch sincerely eager to further the education of the Hindus and the Muhammadans alike. We also notice, for the first time, the Hindus and the Muhammadans studying in the same schools