Mughal emperor Akbar is against sati. He had allowed Sati to take place only if the wife willingly wanted to follow it. But many times woman were forced to commit Sati or pushed into funeral pyre by her own relatives and this was against the law. Akbar banned “forced” Sati after the incident with his wife’s cousin Rani Damayenti.
Sufism or mysticism emerged in the 8th century. Some of the early known Sufis are as follows: Rabia al-Adawiya, Al-Junaid, and Bayazid Bastami. Sufism evolved into a well-developed movement by the end of the 11th century.
Firoz led a campaign against Jajnagar and looted a lot of booty from temples such as the Puri Jagannath temple. He also marched against Nagarkot and made its ruler pay him tributes. During this campaign, the Sultan collected 1300 Sanskrit manuscripts from the Jawalamukhi temple library.