Raja Ram Mohan Roy was an Indian reformer who was one of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha in 1828, the precursor of the Brahmo Samaj, a social-religious reform movement in the Indian subcontinent. He was given the title of Raja by Akbar II, the Mughal emperor. His influence was apparent in the fields of politics, public administration, education and religion. He was known for his efforts to abolish the practices of sati and child marriage. Roy is considered to be the "Father of Indian Renaissance" by many historians.
Roy in London (1833), by Rembrandt Peale
Ram Mohan Roy on a 1964 stamp of India.
Epitaph for Ram Mohan Roy on his Mausoleum.
Mausoleum of Ram Mohan Roy in Arno's Vale Cemetery, Bristol, England.
Akbar II, also known as Akbar Shah II, was the nineteenth Mughal emperor from 1806 to 1837. He was the second son of Shah Alam II and the father of Bahadur Shah II, who would eventually succeed him and become the last Mughal emperor.
Portrait of Akbar Shah II, c. 1827
The crown prince seated next to his blinded father Shah Alam II (c. 1800)
Jade bowl inscribed with the name of the emperor
The tombs of Akbar II and his father Shah Alam II in Zafar Mehal, Mehrauli, Delhi
