▁did ▁not ▁allow ▁the ▁new ▁em peror ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁the ▁g ains ▁he ▁had ▁made ▁in ▁India . ▁The ▁inst ability ▁of ▁the ▁emp ire ▁became ▁evident ▁under ▁his ▁son , ▁Hum ay un , ▁who ▁was ▁driven ▁into ▁ex ile ▁in ▁Pers ia ▁by ▁reb els . ▁Hum ay un ' s ▁ex ile ▁in ▁Pers ia ▁established ▁diplom atic ▁t ies ▁between ▁the ▁Saf avid ▁and ▁M ug hal ▁Cour ts , ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁increasing ▁West ▁Asian ▁cultural ▁influence ▁in ▁the ▁M ug hal ▁court . ▁The ▁rest oration ▁of ▁M ug hal ▁rule ▁began ▁after ▁Hum ay un ' s ▁triumph ant ▁return ▁from ▁Pers ia ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 5 , ▁but ▁he ▁died ▁from ▁an ▁accident ▁shortly ▁afterwards . ▁Hum ay un ' s ▁son , ▁Ak bar , ▁succeeded ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁under ▁a ▁reg ent , ▁B air am ▁Khan , ▁who ▁helped ▁cons olid ate ▁the ▁M ug hal ▁Empire ▁in ▁India . ▁ ▁Through ▁war fare ▁and ▁diplom acy , ▁Ak bar ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁emp ire ▁in ▁all ▁directions , ▁and ▁controlled ▁almost ▁the ▁entire ▁Indian ▁sub cont inent ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁God av ari ▁river . ▁He ▁created ▁a ▁new ▁r uling ▁el ite ▁loyal ▁to ▁him , ▁implemented ▁a ▁modern ▁administration , ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁cultural ▁develop ments . ▁He ▁increased ▁trade ▁with ▁European ▁trad ing ▁companies . ▁The ▁Indian ▁historian ▁Abraham ▁Er aly ▁wrote ▁that ▁foreign ers ▁were ▁often ▁im pressed ▁by ▁the ▁fab