Ibadat Khana
What Ibadat Khana means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Ibadat Khana
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Established at Fatehpur Sikri in 1575, this was where Akbar hosted debates among Islamic scholars and later invited Hindus, Jains, Christians and Zoroastrians.
Topics that use Ibadat Khana
- Period Study: The Mughal Empire, 1526–1707 (OCR GCSE)
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