As leader of the Mughal Empire, Akbar the Great won the support of his subjects by:
A. eliminating laws that discriminated against Hindus.
B. forcing European merchants to leave Mughal lands.
C. ending the empire's many expensive foreign wars.
D. requiring all Muslim subjects to become Shias.

A.

Explanation:

"Akbar won the support of the Hindu kings he had defeated by marrying their daughters. . . He promoted peace and religious tolerance across the kingdom. Emperor Akbar tried to create a new system of moral teaching, combining elements of Islam, Hinduism, and other religions."

"Through his policy of tolerance, opening employment of Hindus of all castes, ending the tax on non-Muslims, and marrying a Hindu princess, while treating Hindu princes as partners in government, Akbar was able to win the support of Hindu subjects."