Emperor Akbar's successor was his eldest son Jahangir (1605-1626). Akbar's predecessor was Humayun (1530-1540 & 1555-1556), his father.
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An example of a predecessor would be "Paul von Hinderburg preceded Adolf Hitler as president of Germany". Successor means that someone is succeeding you which means they are taking your place. A predecessor is someone who came before you or was in charge before you. The key in predecessor is "pre". So a fine example would be that George Bush was the predecessor of Barack Obama as president of the United States.
Catherine the Great reigned from July 9, 1762 to November 17, 1976. Her predecessor was Peter III and her successor was Paul I.
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When using the terms "successors" a "predecessors", it is usually in reference to a highly-valued title, for example king or president. Successors are the ones who come after; predecessors are the ones who came before. Bush is Obama's predecessor and Obama is Bush's successor.