The author’s earlier thesis that Akbar in his early years tended mainly to follow a policy aiming to please orthodox Muslim elements possibly oversimplified a complex situation, as if Akbar had either to be orthodox or tolerant. In a fresh review of the entire debate, it is here argued that the picture remained complex until about 1578, with Akbar’s own political interests and personal inclinations often pulling policy on the ground in different directions. It was only after 1578 that tolerance in the form of Sulh-i Kul (absolute peace) became his major principle for dealing with different sections of his subjects.

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阿克巴（Akbar）统治初期的宗教政策：一个复杂的故事

作者的早期论点是，阿克巴（Akbar）早年主要倾向于遵循旨在取悦正统穆斯林分子的政策，该政策可能过分简化了复杂的局势，就好像阿克巴必须是正统的还是宽容的。在对整个辩论的重新审视中，有人争辩说，直到1578年左右，情况依然复杂，阿克巴（Akbar）自身的政治利益和个人爱好经常将政策朝着不同的方向拉动。直到1578年以后，苏尔·伊·库尔（Sulh-i Kul）（绝对和平）形式的宽容才成为他处理科目不同部分的主要原则。