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(“the Great”; Jalal-ud-Din Mohammed) 1542–1605, Mogul emperor of India 1556–1605.
Contemporary Examples

In 2011, Akbar cofounded Young Women for Change, an organization dedicated to empowering women in Afghanistan.
2012 Summit: Who’s On Stage March 5, 2012

Akbar used his time on the stand to mock Kimberlin some more.
The Weirdest Story About a Conservative Obsession, a Convicted Bomber, and Taylor Swift You Have Ever Read David Weigel August 29, 2014

Hundreds of villagers stormed the local church shouting “Allahu Akbar” and “Islam is the solution,” according to local residents.
The Muslim Brotherhood’s War on Coptic Christians Kirsten Powers August 21, 2013

“Fundamentalism will not win, even if they say, ‘Allahu Akbar’ all day long,” her mother told Bennoune.
The True Muslim Revolutionaries and Their Fight Against Extremism Timothy Michael Law August 28, 2013

Akbar shared the news with supporters on a Rally.org fundraising page.
The Weirdest Story About a Conservative Obsession, a Convicted Bomber, and Taylor Swift You Have Ever Read David Weigel August 29, 2014

Historical Examples

In reality the new religion did not extend outside of Akbar’s court and died out at his death.
Akbar, Emperor of India Richard von Garbe

His grandfather, Akbar, was probably the greatest personage ever born in India.
East of Suez Frederic Courtland Penfield

Akbar besieged it for a long time, surrounding it on all sides, and at length took it by composition.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. VIII. Robert Kerr

The reign of Akbar bears a strange resemblance to that of Asoka.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 9 Various

Yet we may claim that the islanders who now occupy the place of Akbar are not unworthy to succeed him.
Akbar P. A. S. van Limburg-Brouwer

noun
called Akbar the Great. 1542–1605, Mogul emperor of India (1556–1605), who extended the Mogul empire to include N India