What was the significance of the marriage to Raja Bharmal's daughter?

It turned the Rajputs from enemies of the state into the most loyal military pillars of the Mughal Empire.

Mughal-Rajput Diplomacy

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Exam Year

2004

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ID: MED_MUG_2004_98 Ref: Standard Educational Reference

First matrimonial alliance of Akbar was with which Rajput house?

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Akbar's first matrimonial alliance with the Rajputs was with the Kachhwaha house of Amber in 1562. He married the daughter of Raja Bharmal, establishing a critical political partnership.