According to Amartya Sen, Akbar's official calendar "Tarikh-ilahi" with the zero year of 1556 CE, was not much used in India outside of his Mughal court, and after his death the calendar he launched was abandoned.
According to Amartya Sen, Akbar's official calendar "Tarikh-ilahi" with the zero year of 1556 CE was a blend of pre-existing Hindu and Islamic calendars. It was not used much in India outside of Akbar's Mughal court, and after his death the calendar he launched was abandoned.