Because of the difficulties involved in Humayun's own succession to the throne, his death was kept a secret for several weeks, while the court worked out plans for a ___________, or the setting up of a guardian for an underage or incapacitated monarch to rule in his or her stead, for the emperor's son, fourteen-year-old Jalal ud-Din Akbar.

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A regency is the period of governance by a regent who rules on behalf of a monarch who is unable to rule due to youth, absence, or incapacity, fitting the context of arranging for a guardian for the young Akbar.

Because of the Difficulties Involved in Humayun's Own Succession to the Throne