The Mughal emperor Akbar assembled a library of 24,000 volumes but apparently could not read himself.

1556 · 1605 · apart: 49 years

Books were read aloud to him.

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• Akbar and the Second Battle of Panipat1556 · Panipat, India. The army of the 13-year-old Akbar defeated the general Hemu and restored Mughal rule in northern India. Akbar reigned for nearly half a century, united most of the subcontinent and pursued religious tolerance.

16th century · 17th century

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