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Todar Mal | |
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 Mughal painting of Todar Mal | |
| Diwan-i-Wazarat of the Mughal Empire | |
| In office 1560 – 1589 | |
| Monarch | Akbar I |
| Preceded by | Khwaja Malik I'timad Khan |
| Succeeded by | Kalyan Das |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1523-24 Laharpur, Delhi Sultanate (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 8 November 1589 (aged 66) Lahore, Lahore Shubah, Mughal Empire (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Mughal Empire |
| Service | Mughal Army
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| Years of service | 1560–1589 |
| Rank | Mansabdar |
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. He was one of the premier nobles in the Mughal Empire and was a Mansabdar of 4000. He was one of the Navaratnas in Akbar's court. Under Todar Mal, there were 15 other Dewans nominated for 15 Subahs of Akbar.
- ^ Das, Kumudranjan (1979). Raja Todar Mal. Saraswat Library. pp. 7–8.
As Todar Mal was a Hindi poet,the opinion of the authors of Hindi literature should get due importance. It seems from their unanimity that the said date has been traditionally current as the Raja's date of birth. In the absence of any contemporary evidence, we intend to accept the year 1580 Samvat / 1523-24 as Todar Mal's date of birth.
- ^ Majumdar, Rohit (8 December 2023), "The Boats of Fortune", Concise History of Indian Economy, London: Routledge India, pp. 3–10, ISBN 978-1-032-63061-8, retrieved 29 April 2024