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15 Facts About Todar Mal

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Raja Todar Mal was an Indian minister, economist, and military commander who served as the Finance Minister of the Mughal empire during the reign of Akbar I He was the Vakil-us-Sultanat and Joint Wazir.

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Todar Mal was one of the premier nobles in the Mughal Empire and was a Mansabdar of 4000.

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Todar Mal was one of the Navaratnas in Akbar's court.

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Under Todar Mal, there were 15 other Dewans nominated for 15 Subahs of Akbar.

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Todar Mal was born in the town of Laharpur in present-day Uttar Pradesh in a Hindu family, considered by historians as either Agrawal, Khatri or Kayastha.

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Todar Mal's father died when he was very young leaving no means of livelihood for him.

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Todar Mal started his career from the humble position of a writer but slowly moved up the ranks when Sher Shah Suri, the Sur emperor, assigned him to the charge of building a new fort of Rohtas in Punjab with the objective of preventing Ghakhar raids and to act as a barrier to the Mughals in the north-west.

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Raja Todar Mal built a fortress-palace at Laharpur in the Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh.

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Todar Mal rose to become the Finance Minister in Akbar's Darbar.

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Todar Mal is recognized as an able warrior, who led in various battles.

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Todar Mal dispatched his trusted lieutenant, Himmat Singh, to handle the renewed uprisings, and , his forces emerged victorious.

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Todar Mal's campaigns extended to Dacca, where he forced the submission of Kedar Rai, the zamindar of Bhushna, and defeated other notable rebels like Jalal Khan and Qazi Mumin.

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Raja Todar Mal introduced standard weights and measures, a land survey and settlement system, revenue districts and officers.

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Sometime between 1582 and 1584, as finance minister, Raja Todar Mal issued a decree which stated that all Mughal administration was to be written in Persian and in the "Iranian style".

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Todar Mal is featured in the video games Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods and Kings, and most recently in Sid Meier's Civilization VI as a "great merchant".