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The Akbar N?ma, or the Book of Akbar is an official court chronicle on the life of the third Mughal emperor Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar (r. ad 1556-1605). Chronicled over three volumes, published under Bibliotheca Indica series, it covers the significant aspects of Akbar’s life from ad 1542 to ad 1605, and was written by the chronicler and favourite noble of Akbar, Abul Fazl ibn Mubarak (d. ad 1602). This book took nearly seven years to complete. Originally, it was published from 1902 to 1939?under?the?Royal?Asiatic?Society?of?Bengal. The second volume traces the initial history of Mughals, the untimely death of the emperor’s father and the second Mughal emperor Humayun (ad 1508-1556), and Akbar’s eventual succession to the imperial?throne,?his?administration?and?governance.