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Abu'l-Fazl's killer, Vir Singh Bundela, sends the victim's severed head to Prince Salim as proof of the plot's success.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1351972919#July–September", "title": "1602", "revid": 1351972919, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1605, "year_label": "1605 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 15", "text": "15 October – End of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (reigned since 1556).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1344089413#Events", "title": "1605 in India", "revid": 1344089413, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1605, "year_label": "1605 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 15", "text": "15 October – Akbar, Mughal Emperor died in the age of 63 in Agra, Mughal India.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1344089413#Deaths", "title": "1605 in India", "revid": 1344089413, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1605, "year_label": "1605 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 27", "text": "October 27 – Akbar The Great, Mughal emperor (b. 1542)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362477436#October–December", "title": "1605", "revid": 1362477436, "section": "Deaths › October–December"}}, {"year": 1605, "year_label": "1605 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 27", "text": "October 27 – The 3rd Mughal Emperor, Akbar \"the Great\", dies of dysentery at Fatehpur Sikri in India.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362477436#October–December", "title": "1605", "revid": 1362477436, "section": "Events › October–December"}}]}