Nausena-Pt5-JA not Fiction-AKBAR-a TITLE?.P27+ MAHACHUCHAK BEGUM - P30 - Page 12

Originally posted by: history_geek

Raja Bhagwan Das

He was the son of Raja Bharmal of Amer and brother of Heer Kunwari/MUZ. He was a great general of his times and as an trusted ally of Emperor Akbar, he fought many battles in Gujarat, Punjab and Northern Frontier. He saved Akbar's life notably in the Battle of Paronkh in 1562, by taking an arrow, shot on Akbar, on his chest.


At the behest of Akbar he crossed the river Attock on July 12, 1581; fought and won territory inside Afghanistan. He was also appointed as Governor(Subedar) of Punjab, one of the most fertile provinces.

The princes of Amer retained their freedom of speech. They were no timid sycophants or servile tools of a despot. Bhagwan Das had the courage to refuse to embrace Akbar's new found faith "Din-i-illahi". He did not care for the pantheistic subtleties but replied that - " I can understand Hinduism and Islam, but asked what is this New fangled religion, which is neither .?. And, Akbar had the wisdom of accepting his decision. "

From Al-Badouni, Vol. 2, Pg-323 onwards

^^^^ Clearly, above incident shows the level of understanding / comfort / amicability, these 2 people had. Otherwise, who else could DARE say a NO to the Emperor, that TOO, so directly .!. Both of them were on very friendly terms.



He was given the title of Bankey Raja by Akbar, citing his exceptional bravery. He maintained his freedom of speech while giving advice to the Emperor on important political matters


He was also given the title of Amir-ul-Umara(meaning Chief Noble, which was reserved for Select few trusted ones) by Akbar, meaning the Head of Nobles.


Abul Fazl praises him as follows -> "He was endowed with uprightness, weight of counsel and courage".

Thank you so much for these photographs. The one with the chandeliers is just like the sets of Amer palace as shown in the Sukanya wedding track , right?

Originally posted by: Sandhya.A

Abhay

Thank you so much for these photographs. The one with the chandeliers is just like the sets of Amer palace as shown in the Sukanya wedding track , right?

I am really very thankful to you and Ela for the photographs you post.

Originally posted by: history_geek

As we were discussing Akbar's divine vision few pages back, about his marriage to HK at Ajmer Sharif. 😊

There is ANOTHER event recorded in Akbarnama about this DIVINE vision of Akbar.


Humayun asked Hamida Banu to come simply dressed in a group of similarly dressed women in front of baby Jalal, who was 3 years old, in 1545, at Kabul. He wanted to check/see/prove that Jalal had divine vision right from birth.

So he let Jalal select his mother from the group of women. She entered the court with other women without any fanfare and STILL, Jalal who had been separated from her for a long time, managed to recognize her and ran into her arms, to the astonishment of those around.

The following painting from Akbarnama shows the event.