Navratnas of Akbar (9 Gems) Abul Fazal Faizi Miyan Tansen Raja Birbal Raja Todar Mal Raja Man Singh Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana Fakir Aziao-Din Mullah Do Piaza Abul Fazal Abul Fazl was the chronicler of Akbarnama in three volumes over seven years, the third volume is known as the Ain-i-Akbari. Faizi Faizi was Abul Fazls brother, the poet laureat of Akbar. The name of father of Abul Fazal and Faizi was Mubarak Nagori, a scholar in the philosophy and literature of Greece as well as in Islamic theology. Miyan Tansen Miyan Tansen was born as Tanna Mishra, in 1520. He was a disciple of Swami Haridas and later became disciple of Hazrat Muhammad Ghaus (Gwalior ). He was a court musician with the prince of Mewar and later was recruited by Akbar as his court musician. Raja Birbal Raja Birbal, a poor Hindu Brahmin Maheshdas was appointed to the court of Akbar for his intelligence, and became the court jester. The name Raja Birbal was given by the Emperor. Birbals duties in Akbars court were mostly military and administrative. He was also a poet and his collections under the pen name Brahma are preserved in Bharatpur Museum. Raja Birbal died in battle, in an attempt to subdue unrest amongst Afghani tribes in Northwest India. Raja Todar Mal Raja Todar Mal, a Hindu Khatri was Akbars finance minister, who from 1560 onwards overhauled the revenue system in the kingdom. Raja Man Singh Raja Man Singh, the prince of Amber was a trusted general in Akbars army and was the grandson of Akbars father-in-law Bharmal. Raja Man Singh was the foremost (7000 Mansabdari) and ablest among Akbars military commanders and assisted Akbar in many fronts including holding off advancing Hakim (Akbars half- brother) in Lahore. He was also the Mughal viceroy of Afghanistan, led campaigns in Bihar, Orissa, Deccan and was also the viceroy of Bengal. Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, son of Akbars trusted general and tutor. Best known for his Hindi couplets Fakir Aziao-Din Fakir Aziao-Din was a sufi mystic, and an advisor. Mullah Do Piaza Mullah Do Piaza, an intelligence advisor to Akbar. -via Deepak Sonje
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