Who was Birbal?
Mahesh Das or more popularly known as Birbal or Raja Birbal was the first person, the first luminary from the court of Akbar, who accepted the emperor’s personally founded religion, Din-E-Ilahi. Birbal was one of the most important people of Akbar and one of his closest too. He was the main advisor and chief commander of Akbar’s Army. When Birbal was first appointed by Akbar in his court as a Minister, he used to be a singer as well as a poet, he was among the nine jewels of Akbar’s court. Birbal was the only Hindu to accept Akbar’s religion of Din-E-Ilahi.
Din-E-Ilahi
Din-E-Ilahi was a religion introduced by the Mughal emperor Akbar, and he founded it on the basis of many religions prevalent in our country. It was an amalgam of beliefs and practices from religions like Jainism, Islam, Hinduism, Sufism, and Zoroastrianism. The religion did not last long or have many followers. Still, Din-E-Ilahi did raise conflict between the Mughal emperor and the Indian Islamic community due to the Mughal emperor trying to become a figure like the Prophet by preaching his religion.
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