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A KHAR THK tiKKAT in several high-handed executions and had roused gen- eral discontent. Palace intrigue set Akbar's mind against his old tutor, who was doubtless slow to realize that his pupil was no longer a child to be held by a THE PALACE AT OWALIOR. leading-string. In an Eastern harem there are power- ful influences against which few ministers can prevail, and Akbar's foster-mother, Maham Anaga, ruled the palace in those early years. She used her power to undermine the emperor's esteem for Bairam. Taking