One day the king goes hunting in a forest near the capital Agra. As always, all the ministers and officials were with the king. There was a whole group with proper equipment but the king liked to ride the horse a little faster. Now it is obvious that within some time he went ahead of the rest. There were only a few people left with the king. The hunter roamed around for a long time, rode horses, hunted, but suddenly he realized that where is the way home? The entire group had come so far into the forest that they did not know the way back. He was lost in the deserted forest. After searching and traveling for some time, they all reached a crossroads but which road from this crossroads leads to Agra. No one knew this. Everyone was discussing at the intersection when a child from a nearby village comes there. The boy was curiously looking at the horses and the rider when the king called him and asked. Do you know which of these routes goes to Agra? The boy's eyes shine. He says angrily, Sir, how can there be any way to Agra or anywhere else? Roads cannot be walked. Hearing the boy's answer, the ministers and ministers all hold their breath. They think that the Maharaj will put the boy to class for this impudence, but exactly the opposite happens. The king liked jokes very much. The king is impressed by the boy's wit. Asks the boy what is your name? The boy again says loudly, first tell me your name. The king says this is also fine. First let me introduce myself. I am Emperor Akbar of India. The boy listens and says, If you are Emperor Akbar then you are Bill Clinton. Well, we have added this phrase. Actually the boy tells his name as Mahesh Das. Whom we know better as Birbal. There is a story going on about the meeting of Akbar and Birbal but there is a big mistake in this story. We all are aware of the jokes of Akbar and Birbal, but because of these jokes, Birbal has become a mythical character. Whereas there is much more to the story of real Birbal than Latif. Especially his death is a big mystery from the historical point of view. Who was Birbal? How did he die? Will know in this article.
One day the king goes hunting in a forest near the capital Agra. As always, all the ministers and officials were with the king. There was a whole group with proper equipment but the king liked to ride the horse a little faster. Now it is obvious that within some time he went ahead of the rest. There were only a few people left with the king. The hunter roamed around for a long time, rode horses, hunted, but suddenly he realized that where is the way home? The entire group had come so far into the forest that they did not know the way back. He was lost in the deserted forest. After searching and traveling for some time, they all reached a crossroads but which road from this crossroads leads to Agra. No one knew this. Everyone was discussing at the intersection when a child from a nearby village comes there. The boy was curiously looking at the horses and the rider when the king called him and asked. Do you know which of these routes goes to Agra? The boy's eyes shine. He says angrily, Sir, how can there be any way to Agra or anywhere else? Roads cannot be walked. Hearing the boy's answer, the ministers and ministers all hold their breath. They think that the Maharaj will put the boy to class for this impudence, but exactly the opposite happens. The king liked jokes very much. The king is impressed by the boy's wit. Asks the boy what is your name? The boy again says loudly, first tell me your name. The king says this is also fine. First let me introduce myself. I am Emperor Akbar of India. The boy listens and says, If you are Emperor Akbar then you are Bill Clinton. Well, we have added this phrase. Actually the boy tells his name as Mahesh Das. Whom we know better as Birbal. There is a story going on about the meeting of Akbar and Birbal but there is a big mistake in this story. We all are aware of the jokes of Akbar and Birbal, but because of these jokes, Birbal has become a mythical character. Whereas there is much more to the story of real Birbal than Latif. Especially his death is a big mystery from the historical point of view. Who was Birbal? How did he die? Will know in this article.These stories talk about conspiracy, jealousy and deception. Because the closeness and trust between Birbal and Akbar was not hidden from anyone. First let us talk about the folk stories related to Birbal's death.
A story of deception
One of the most popular stories related to Birbal's death is the story of deception. Many courtiers were jealous of Birbal's increasing prestige in the royal court, so they hatched a conspiracy. Around 1586, the Mughals were at loggerheads with the Yusufzai clan. This tribe lived in Swat Valley. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of today's Pakistan. It is said that the rebellion of the Yusufzai clan was not that big but Akbar was deliberately exaggerated about this threat so that a solid reason could be created for sending Birbal there. Birbal had sensed the danger so he talked to Akbar about this and asked him to think again about this expedition but Akbar did not take Birbal's words seriously and prepared Birbal to go on the expedition. The story continues that Birbal reaches the valley of Swat. They also get some bad signs. Sometimes a storm was seen, sometimes stones were seen on the way between the mountains, but due to his loyalty to the king, Birbal did not pay much attention to these signs and kept moving towards danger.
Attack by deception
When Birbal enters the mountain pass with the army, he is surrounded by the soldiers of the tribe from all sides. Due to this sudden attack, the Mughal army got trapped in the middle of a narrow mountain path. The fighters attacked them from above. In some versions of the story, it is also said that some of the Mughal army companions who accompanied Birbal at the last moment also betrayed him. Left him alone in his time of trouble. This sudden attack turned into a massacre. In which Birbal and his fellow soldiers lost their lives. When the news of Birbal's death reached Akbar, he smelled betrayal. After mourning Birbal's death for a few days, the king had to investigate the entire matter. Questions and answers were also asked to many royal courtiers regarding sending Birbal on the expedition. However no one took responsibility for this.
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According to history
What you have known till now is a hearsay story. If we look at history, Akbar's court historian Abul Fazal mentions the death of Birbal in his book Akbar Nama. Historian Ira Mukhoti writes in his book Akbar the Great Mughal. Jain Khan Kota and Raja Birbal were sent to the Swat and Bajaur areas of the Pashtun region which were going through political turmoil. Yousafzai lived here but due to differences between the two leaders, Birbal got trapped in the trap laid by Yousafzai people. In this incident the Mughals had to face their worst defeat. Which was named Yousafzai's tragedy. In this, along with Birbal, 8 thousand Mughal soldiers were also killed. There is no mention of folk stories like conspiracies, deceptions and conspiracies in history books. There is mention of the condition of King Akbar after the death of his dear friend Birbal.
Akbar's condition after Birbal's death
It is said that when Akbar got the news of Birbal's death, he did not eat anything for two days. Did not hear any case of the state. Historian Badayuni writes about this, “Akbar never felt such grief over the death of any noble as he did over the death of Birbal”. Akbar used to drown in grief at the mere thought of his friend Birbal's dead body lying lifeless in the mountains. At one point he says, “Ah! They could not even bring his body so that it could be set on fire”. Although it is difficult to say how much impact Birbal's death had on Akbar, but after some time, Akbar left Fatehpur Sikri of Agar. The king had a friend who was gone forever. After some time, even the king was no more, all that remained were the stories of Akbar and Birbal.
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By Anil Paal
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