1. The Mughal emperors were the followers of islam. Akbar was very liberal in his religious policy.
2. In Akbar’s court, the Portuguese missionaries were great favourites.
3. Akbar tried to include the good principles in all religions and formulated them into one single faith caftxl Din-I-Ilahi (divine faith).
4. Ja.hpgir and Shah Jahan also followed the policy ofAkbar. Aurangzeb rejected the liberal views of his predecessors.
5. As we pointed out earlier, he re-imposed the jizya and pilgrim tax on the Hindus.
His intolerance towards other religions made him unpopular among the people.
