THE NINE GEMS 1

THE NINE GEMS 1

Some people say that Akbar even married Birbal's daughter, but it is not a confirmed fact.

There are many anecdotes about how Birbal made Akbar laugh and forget his anger.

Another gem of Akbar's court was Abu Fazi, the writer of 'Akbarnamah'. he also translated the new testament of the Bible into Persian.

His brother Feizi, who was another gem of the court, was a good writer. He translated Sanskrit works into Persian.

Raja Todar Mal, a Rajput, was the wise finance minister of Akbar. He was responsible for rkeeping the revenue system in order.

Revenue was the method of collecting taxes from the public.

He saw to it that the correct amount of tax was taken. He also made rules to ensure that the collectors did not hurt or trouble the people while collecting taxes. All this greatly helped to improve the finances of Akbar's empire.

Raja Man Singh of Amber was another gem of Akbar's court. He was the grandson of Akbar's father-in-law. Man Sing was an accomplished fighter. He had been the Commander-in-chief of the Mughal army in many battles.

Another gem Abdul Rahim Khan Khanna, the son of Bairam Khan, was a very good poet and had even taught Salim in his childhood.

Faqir Aziao Din and Mullah Do Piazza were the two advisors of Akbar who were also considered as the gems of the royal court.

These great artists, soldiers and writers were well known far and wide.

Akbar was a great emperor under whose patronage art, music and literature flourished.