Akbar the Great--The times in Europe--His singular, almost
incredible, character--A man of genius--His age at accession--His
immediate grip on affairs--Byram-Khan--Fatal field of Paniput
once more--Hemu--Akbar's mercy--Dismissal of Byram--Record
of the reign--English merchants--Birth of an heir--Fatehpur
Sikri--Akbar's religion--His disappointment in his sons--A
great dreamer.