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Todar Mal also translated Bhagavata Purana into Persian. Beveridge records that Raja Todar Mal had got leave from Akbar and was on his way to Haridwar, but he received a letter from Akbar in which the latter is said to have written that "it was better to go on working and doing good to the world than to go on a pilgrimage." Believing it morally ...
Dahsala is an Indian system of land taxation which was introduced in A.D. 1580 under the reign of Akbar.This system was introduced by the finance minister of Akbar, Raja Todar Mal, [1] who was appointed in A.D. 1573 in Gujarat, and it helped to make the system of tax collection from non-muslims more organised.
Akbar then sent Raja Todar Mal to crush the revolt and called Raja Man Singh to help Todar Mal. Todarmal had some success in controlling the rebellious Afghan tribes, but the real source of the revolt was behind the Khyber Pass. It was hard to cross this pass which was dominated by Afghan "Kabailies".
Raja Sangram Singh was ruler of Kharagpur Raj in the 16th century. He was a contemporary of Akbar.Sangram Singh initially was allegiance to Akbar, but during the reign of Jahangir, he declared himself independence and was killed during battle with Mughal forces due to assassination. [1]
Akbar immediately fielded new armies to reinvade the Yusufzai lands under the command of Raja Todar Mal. Over the next six years, the Mughals contained the Yusufzai in the mountain valleys, forcing the submission of many chiefs in Swat and Bajaur.
Some of the purported Navaratnas in Emperor Akbar's Court: Tansen, Todarmal, Abul Fazal, Faizi and Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana c.16th century. According to popular tradition, the court of the Mughal ruler Akbar had nine intellectuals called the Navaratnas or the nine gems. As in Vikramaditya's case, this tradition has no historical basis.
Raja Todar Mal and other capable officers were placed under his orders Jaunpur, Benares, Chunar and certain other territories were brought under the direct administration of the Crown and officers were appointed to govern them on behalf of Akbar. [1] He resolved to return to his capital leaving the Bengal campaign to be conducted by his generals.
The Mughals launched their first military expeditions into Bengal in 1572, encountering fierce resistance from the Karrani dynasty. Akbar appointed experienced generals to lead the campaign, including Munim Khan and Todar Mal. The early skirmishes were marked by tactical maneuvers and small-scale battles as the Mughals sought to weaken the ...