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Diwan Todar Mall Hall in Gurudwara Fatehgarh Sahib. Diwan Todar Mal was an Oswal Śvetāmbara Jain and 'Dewan' in the court of Mughal Nawab of Sirhind, Wazir Khan. [6] [7] [8]In Sikh history, he is remembered for buying a small piece of land at a very huge price saying the world's costliest land ever bought for the cremation of the dead bodies of Mata Gujri, the mother and Sahibzada Zorawar ...
Raja Todar Mal (1523-24 [1] – 8 November 1589) was an Indian minister, economist, [2] and military commander who served as the Finance Minister (Diwan-i-Ashraff) of the Mughal empire during the reign of Akbar I. He was also the Vakil-us-Sultanat (Counsellor of the Empire) and Joint Wazir.
Pandit Todarmal (1719–1766) was an eminent Indian Jain scholar and writer. [1] He led the creation of terapanthi community among the Digambara Jains by rejecting the authority of bhattarakas. [2] He wrote moksha-marga-prakashaka. [3]
Please note that Todarmal was a common name. Diwan Todarmal of Sirhind, who gave money for acquiring land for cremation of the sons of the last Sikh Guru was a Oswal Jain. There was an Agarwal Jain Sahu Todar who had renovated the Jain stupas of Mathura (Rajamalla, Jambusvami Carita).
Todarmal may refer to: Todar Mal (died 1589), Finance Minister of the Mughal empire; Pandit Todarmal (1719–1766), Indian scholar and writer; Diwan Todarmal A wealthy Sikh merchant who brought richest land to perform cremation of younger Sahibzade in Sirhind
The seniormost official under the Mughals, or the Prime Minister, held different titles such as Vakil, Vakil-us-Sultanat, Wazir, Diwan, Diwan-i-Ala and Diwan Wazir under different Mughal emperors. [3] Under Babur and Humayun, the institution of the wazirat was not fully developed owing to a lack of an entrenched nobility and political upheaval ...
Dewan (also known as diwan, sometimes spelled devan or divan) designated a powerful government official, minister, or ruler. A dewan was the head of a state institution of the same name (see Divan ).
Other than rejecting or accepting different ancient Jain texts, Digambaras and Śvetāmbara differ in other significant ways such as: Śvetāmbaras trace their practices and dress code to the teachings of Parshvanatha, the 23rd tirthankara, which they believe taught only Four restraints (a claim, scholars say are confirmed by the ancient Buddhist texts that discuss Jain monastic life).