One day a Brahmin visited Birbal. Actually, the Brahmin had come with a strange request to be fulfilled and he thought that only Birbal could help him. Since Akbar’s favourite minister had gained in a lot of popularity in distant villages too, everyone looked up to him for a smart way out of any trouble. […]
Once upon a time, Akbar and Birbal had an argument over a serious issue. Out of anger, Akbar dismissed Birbal from the post of Deewan. So, he appointed the queen’s brother to the post.However much the Emperor denied, he missed Birbal and his intellectual conversations. One day, Akbar thought of testing his brother-in-law to see
The Emperor of Agra was famous not only for bravery but also for generosity.Once, he decided to donate some money among all blind people living in his kingdom. Since he didn’t want anybody to be left out, so he ordered one of his courtiers to make a list of all blind people. And the list
Birbal’s intelligence never ceased to surprise the Emperor of Agra, Akbar. So, the Emperor used to give Birbal interesting tasks as he wanted to see how he would finish them with his wit.Once, Birbal was asked by Akbar to search four fools in the kingdom and summon them in front him. At first, Birbal was
Brainstorming sessions at Akbar’s court in the evening were very popular among the people of his capital. People always looked forward to Birbal’s witty answers. He always proved why he was the favourite minister of the Emperor.One fine evening, Akbar started the session by announcing that three questions would be asked. Whosoever gave him the
Once, Akbar and Birbal were invited by the King of Persia in his kingdom to a royal dinner party. The party was organized by the Persian king in honour of Akbar’s achievements in the battlefield. A lot of presents were showered on the Emperor.During the time of their stay in Persia, people had already started
One night, when the winter season was at its peak, Akbar and Birbal were roaming around in the palace. It was very chilly. A thought struck Birbal’s mind. He said, “Majesty, I believe that a man can do anything for the sake of money.” But the Emperor disagreed with him.They were passing by a pond;
After receiving the ring from the Emperor Mahesh Das Bhatt used to gaze at it day and night. One day finally, Mahesh Das Bhatt decided to visit Akbar. So, he left for his capital Agra. When he reached the palace, the gatekeeper stopped him from going inside. The young boy showed him the Emperor’s ring.
Once upon a time, Emperor Akbar went hunting with his soldiers. Akbar was riding slowly that evening. Some of his soldiers, who were faster than he, went ahead. The Emperor along with the other soldiers was left behind. As the day was getting darker, they lost their way back to the palace. All of them
One day, the Emperor asked the courtiers three questions— Whose son is the best? Whose tooth is the best? Which quality is the best?All the courtiers started discussing the question amongst themselves. One of the elder courtiers replied, “Maharaj! A king’s son is the best. An elephant’s tooth is the best and ‘knowledge’ is the
One day, the Emperor thought of making fun of Birbal through one of his clever plans. He had a trap. The trap was such that it didn’t look like a trap at all from its outward appearance. Then, the Emperor placed a fine Kashmiri apple in the trap and secretly hid himself near the trap
One day, Akbar said to Birbal, “I have often observed that people who have words like ‘wan’ ‘ban’ suffixed to their professional names, are very quarrelsome by nature like, gadiwan, kochwan, darban, etc.” (Meaning cart driver, coach driver, gatekeeper respectively)Birbal replied, “Yes! You are right, Meherban!”(Meharban—The respectful address of ‘Your Mercy’) The face of Emperor
Birbal being Emperor Akbar’s greatest favourite had many enemies in the court. Once, a courtier who was jealous of Birbal said to the Emperor, “Maharaj, instead of Birbal, you should appoint the world-famous singer Tansen as your Prime Minister.”The Emperor said, “Well! I shall have to subject them to a test and that will determine
As King Vikramaditya was about to reach the crematory, where the hermit was meditating, Baital said to him, “Vikram! I have already forewarned you that the hermit is an evil being. He wants to sacrifice you also in order to enhance his demoniac powers. He will ask you to bow before the sacrificial fire, and
King Vikramaditya was happy when Baital promised not to fly away any more. As he walked silently, Baital said to him, “Vikram, we are near the hermit’s place but there is still time for you to listen to my story. It may be the last one.” King Vikramaditya said, “So this will be your twenty-fifth