How did the state handle its relations with foreigners and external threats/influence?
The Mughal Empire was a great military power from day one, and throughout the empire the key goal was to expand. Thus, much of the empire's foreign relations involved conquering, but there are a few exceptions.
Akbar, who is known as the Mughal Empire’s greatest empire allowed the dangerous Rajputs to hold ancestral territories as long as they recognized Akbar as their king, paid tribute, supplied troops, and created marriage alliances. However, if they failed to follow these guidelines Akbar massacred them (as he did the inhabitants of the historic fort Chitar when Mewar refused to yield). He improved relations with foreigners by ending the tax on pilgrims. Aside from that, he conquered many foreign lands.
Akbar, who is known as the Mughal Empire’s greatest empire allowed the dangerous Rajputs to hold ancestral territories as long as they recognized Akbar as their king, paid tribute, supplied troops, and created marriage alliances. However, if they failed to follow these guidelines Akbar massacred them (as he did the inhabitants of the historic fort Chitar when Mewar refused to yield). He improved relations with foreigners by ending the tax on pilgrims. Aside from that, he conquered many foreign lands.
by: Lauren Taylor