I have a true story regarding Akbar and religion. As everyone knows Akbar had an interest in various religions. The Jesuits too enjoyed his patronage.
It so happened that at one time, Jesuit priests from Goa came to Akbar with a request, they had a very strong urge to convert some people.
Akbar agreed with their views and decided to provide the Jesuits with 5 Turkic soldiers for conversion. So, it happened that 5 hapless Turkic soldiers, maybe they were given financial incentive by Akbar, or maybe they were genuinely clueless. At the end of it all, 5 Turkic soldiers became fresh converts to Christianity.
I gave this story to point out how unlikely this scenario is in the modern setup. Religion had a strong hold during those times too, but Kings had greater leeway over religion, than do politicians in modern times.
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