World History Encyclopedia's reference entry on the Ibadat Khana, the hall of worship the Mughal emperor Akbar built at Fatehpur Sikri, covering his 1578 invitation of the Zoroastrian priest Dastur Meherji Rana to join Hindu, Jain and Christian representatives there, and the interfaith discussions that shaped Akbar's later syncretic faith, Din-i-Ilahi.
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A nonprofit history publisher with an editorial review process rather than a peer reviewed academic journal, tier 2, used here for Dastur Meherji Rana's 1578 invitation and its place among the Ibadat Khana's wider interfaith discussions, corroborated by Wikipedia's independent account below. NotesUsed for Dastur Meherji Rana's 1578 invitation to the Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri, his teaching of Zoroastrian ritual and practice, and the discussions' influence on Akbar's Din-i-Ilahi.
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PublisherWorld History Encyclopedia
URLhttps://www.worldhistory.org/Ibadat_Khana/
Source Typereference article
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This source names Akbar directly: "the hall of worship the Mughal emperor Akbar built at Fatehpur Sikri, covering his 1578 invitation of the Zoroastrian priest Dastur Meherji Rana to join Hindu, Jain and Christian representatives..."
This source names Din-i-Ilahi directly: "shaped Akbar's later syncretic faith, Din-i-Ilahi."
This source names Fatehpur Sikri directly: "the Mughal emperor Akbar built at Fatehpur Sikri, covering his 1578 invitation of the Zoroastrian priest Dastur Meherji Rana to join Hindu, Jain and Christian representatives there, and the..."
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