The fourth book “Akbar-name” is a continuation of the grandiose work published for the first time in Russian, created in the 16th century by the vizier of the padishah Akbar - Abul Fazl Allami. The process of formation of the Mughal state is presented in the narration of episodes from the life of the great ruler against the backdrop of the historical development of medieval India.

The book is accompanied by a detailed scientific commentary, name and geographical indexes, illustrated with reproductions of unique Persian and Indian miniatures of the 15th–17th centuries from collections Russian National Library and St. Petersburg branch of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.