Saint Nimbarka, a proponent of the Dvaitadvaita Vedanta philosophy, flourished in the 12th century, predating Emperor Akbar's reign in the 16th century. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi was a prominent Naqshbandi Sufi saint of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, and while he was influential, Kabir, who lived in the 15th century, was primarily influenced by the teachings of Ramananda and a spiritual path that emphasized monotheism and devotion, not specifically by Sirhindi's doctrines.