Humayun’s oldest son, Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar Badshah Ghazi, assumed the throne as Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar Badshah Ghazi. In 1556, Humayun died, leaving the empire to his 13-year-old son, Akbar.
In 1556, at his coronation in Kalanaur, Punjab, he was declared shahenshah.
From 1556 to 1560, Bairam Khan, Humayun’s favourite and trusted regent and tutor, served as the Mughal emperor’s regent and tutor.
With the title of Khan-i-Khanan, he became a ‘wakil’ of the realm.
For the first four years of his reign, Akbar was one of the most capable soldiers of his time, and the genuine monarch of the Mughal dynasty.
The defeat of Hemu was one of Bairam Khan’s most notable achievements during Akbar’s regency. At the second battle of Panipat (1556), he led the Mughal armies to victory over Hemu, the Sur dynasty’s wazir, and allied Afghan forces.
In 1540, at the age of 18, Akbar chose to remove Bairam Khan from his ministerial and regent duties in order to take full control of the realm.
Following this, Bairam Khan set off towards Mecca, but was assassinated along the route.
Akbar married his widow, and their son, Abdul Rahim, rose through the ranks of the mughal court to become one of the most powerful lords.
Final Answer:
The regent of Akbar was a Bairam Khan.