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Highlight the catholicity of Akbar’s regime with suitable examples.

  • UPSC 1997
  • Akbar

Catholicity — broad-mindedness that refuses to privilege one faith, region, or community as the sole basis of legitimacy — ran through Akbar's regime not as an isolated religious gesture but as a governing principle visible across religion, politics, culture, and society alike.

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  • Religious Domain: Institutions Open to All Faiths
  • Political Domain: Non-Muslim Elites Within the Ruling Structure
  • Cultural Domain: Patronage Across Traditions
  • Social Domain: Legislation Removing Religious Disabilities
  • The Limits and Legacy of Catholicity

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