Raja Todar Mal was the Indian Mughal emperor Akbar’s finance minister, who overhauled the revenue system in the kingdom. He succeeded the eunuch Khwaja Malik I'timad Khan in 1960. He introduced standard weights and measurements, revenue districts and officers. His systematic approach to revenue collection became a model for the future Mughals as well as the British. He was also responsible for replacing Hindi with Persian in government accounts. Raja Todar Mal was also a warrior who assisted Akbar in controlling the Afghan rebels in Bengal. Raja Todar Mal had learnt his craft from another able administrator Sher Shah. In 1582, Akbar bestowed on the raja the title Diwan-I-Ashraf. Todar Mal died in 1586, the same year as Akbar's other nau-rathan Raja Birbal. He was famous for his Land reforms, popularly known as 'BANDOBAST SYSTEM' The Mughal Empire (Urdu: مغل باد شاہ, Mughal Baadshah, alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of the Indian Subcontinent was founded by the Mongol leader Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... Jalauddin Akbar Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbár, (alternative spellings include Jellaladin) also known as Akbar the Great (Akbar-e-Azam) (October 15, 1542 – 1605) was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from the time of his accession in 1556 until 1605. ... Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ... Persian can refer to: the Western name for Iranian (see Iran/Persia naming controversy) the Persian Empire the Persians the Persian language the Persian (cat) breed the Persian melon the Persian lamb the Persian rug (or carpet) the Persian type of Pokémon character See also Persia (disambiguation page) List... Raja Birbal (1528-1583) was a courtsman in the administration of the Mughal Emperor Akbar, and one of the members of Akbars inner council of nine advisors, known as navaratana, a Sanskrit word, which means nine jewels. Witty and humorous interaction and exchanges between Akbar and Birbal resulted into...