Excerpts from Books and Wikipedia
"During his long, nearly fifty-year reign, Akbar proved to be a wise, benevolent ruler and a man of new ideas. . . . His religious tolerance led to the preservation of Hindu temples, and his court held debates between Muslims scholars and representatives of Sikhs, Hindus, and Jesuits. . . . Perhaps Akbar's greatest legacy was in the arts. He commissioned works of literature, adorned his palaces with works of art from around the world, and constructed many fine buildings." [Furtado: 1001 Days]