Was Din-i-Ilahi a proselytizing religion?

No, it was a selective ethical code for Akbar's inner circle of loyalists rather than a religion for the masses.

Mughal Ideology

UPSC Archival Analysis

Q: Who promulgated Din-i-elahi?

Emperor Akbar promulgated Din-i-Ilahi in 1582. It was a syncretic ethical system designed to foster religious harmony and political unity in the Mughal Empire.

Exam Year

2020

Evidence Source

Link

ID: HIS_PHI_2020_128 Ref: Chapter 9: Kings and Chronicles