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Akbar

An Arabic word, meaning “Very Great.” Akbar-Khan, the “very great Khan,” is applied especially to the Khan of Hindûstan who reigned 1556–1605.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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