Akbar the Great Word Search
A free Akbar the Great word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the life, work, and legacy of a famous figure, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: MUGHAL, EMPEROR, CONQUEROR, TOLERANCE, DIWAN, SUBLIME, FATEHPUR, SIKRI, BULAND, DARWAZA, AKBARNAMA, ABUL.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Akbar the Great word list, defined
- MUGHAL /ˈmuːɡəl/ · noun and adjective
- As a noun, a member of the Mughal dynasty, the family that ruled much of South Asia from the 16th to the 18th century. As an adjective, relating to that dynasty, its rulers, or the period under its rule. Related: emperor, sultan, ruler, potentate.
- EMPEROR /ˈɛmpərər/ — British & US (US often /ˈɛmpəɚ/) · noun
- A sovereign ruler of an empire, ranking above a king; also, a large orange-and-black butterfly (genus variously classified) and certain other animals named for their grandeur. Related: monarch, sovereign, ruler, king.
- CONQUEROR /ˈkɒŋkərər/ · noun
- A person who conquers a place, people, or enemy, especially by military force; one who overcomes an adversary or gains control through victory. Related: victor, vanquisher, winner, subduer.
- TOLERANCE /ˈtɑlərəns/ (US); /ˈtɒlərəns/ (UK) · noun, verb
- As a noun, tolerance is the willingness to accept opinions, practices, or people different from one's own, or the capacity to endure something difficult. As a verb, it means to allow something without prohibiting it or to endure it. Related: acceptance, forbearance, patience, leniency.
- DIWAN /dɪˈwɒn/ (also /ˈdiːwɒn/, /ˈdaɪwən/) · noun
- A diwan is, historically, a council or administrative office of state in Muslim countries, especially one dealing with finance or revenue; it can also mean a collection of poems by a single author in the Persian and Arabic literary tradition. In South Asian English it may denote a chief minister or high official. Related: council, assembly, chamber, ministry.
- SUBLIME /səˈblaɪm/ · adjective
- So great or beautiful that it inspires awe, admiration, or intense emotional response; of unsurpassed excellence or grandeur. In literary and philosophical contexts, it can also mean elevated in rank, character, or aspiration. Related: exquisite, majestic, magnificent, transcendent.
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