https://www.pitara.com/tags/akbar-emperor/Recent content in Akbar Emperor on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/the-emperor-and-hawai-elephant/Wed, 12 Sep 2001 00:19:35 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/the-emperor-and-hawai-elephant/<p>It happened more than 400 years ago. Mughal emperor Akbar was very fond of taming elephants and riding them. Hawai was the most magnificent elephant in the royal stable. Despite his huge size, the male elephant was a swift runner. He was as quick in losing his temper. Even the best riders had problems getting on to him; the thought of making him take part in a fight was unthinkable. And that was a challenge Akbar simply could not refuse.</p>https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/the-only-time-when-the-emperor-smoked/Mon, 10 Dec 2001 08:56:17 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/the-only-time-when-the-emperor-smoked/<p>It was the year 1604 — 392 years ago. An officer under Mughal emperor Akbar had just got back from the south. And this time the officer, Asad Beg Qazwini, had brought several presents for his king. There was one present that he knew would excite the emperor no end — a superbly made jewelled hookah or pipe, a golden burner for lighting the pipe, and a golden box filled with tobacco leaves. All this he kept on a silver tray and presented to Akbar. The fact that the official himself had never seen the use of tobacco in northern India had made him go for it.</p>