There have been many great individuals throughout history, but there are also people who were the exact opposite of "great." Both Akbar the Great and Louis age 14. after the death of his father, ruling the Mughal Empire until his own death in 1605. Additionally, Louis XIV of France was born on September 5, 1638 to the Spanish Habsburg Queen Anne of Austria and Louis XIII, king of France. After the death of his father when he was four and a half years old, Louis XIV ascended the throne and ruled under a mentor until the required age, then continued to rule through a monarchy absolute as king of France until his death in 1715. While Akbar the Great was a great individual, Louis XIV was not, and this is evident from the similarities in the "cave/chains" of their lives , the differences between the "light" they saw and the "journey" they took, and finally the significant differences between the "new societies" they created in Mughal India and France. First, the lives and reigns of Akbar and Louis Not only was Akbar raised as an orthodox Muslim, but Muslims also dominated the Mughal Indian government at the time he was born and became emperor. Likewise, Louis XIV was born into the Catholic faith. Additionally, both rulers inherited their positions from their fathers at a young age, under unstable conditions in certain aspects of their empires. Both of these factors could have a negative impact on religious intolerance and continued resentment on the part of the nobles. Overall, Akbar the Great had a positive impact on his empire and created a prosperous new society, while Louis XIV ruined France. This cycle of the reigns of Akbar and Louis XIV clearly shows the initial similarities of their situations and the different directions taken by each individual. change their societies, which ultimately revealed what a great individual Akbar the Great of India was, while Louis XIV proved to have a more negative impact on France. The fact that Akbar and Louis , which ultimately determined that Akbar the Great was a great individual and that Louis XIV was not.