Maktab Khana (Fatehpur Sikri)

Maktab Khana
Muslim and Hindu scholars discuss the translation of the Mahabharata, Maktab Khana, c. 1599.
LocationFatehpur Sikri, India, Mughal Empire
TypeBureau of Translation
Establishedc. 1574, during the reign of Akbar

The Maktab Khana (lit. 'writing house, writing chamber') was a bureau of records and translation established by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in Fatehpur Sikri around 1574.

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