| Before the
close of the sixteenth centuryAkbar had practically conquered the whole of India excepting
the southern peninsula. Although ruthless in war
Akbar was a benevolent ruler and capable administrator. He had the knack of selecting the
right men to advise him. Under the guidance of his economic adviser Todar Mal, he evolved
an excellent system of public administration, an equitable policy of taxation and a viable
rule of law. Indeed the British who came after him later, followed his system for a long
time.
Akbar divided his kingdom into provinces called Subas and
placed them under governors called Subadars under whom worked the Foujdars and Kotwals.
The Diwan was the finance minister; the Bakshi was in charge of the military department
and the Sadr in charge of the judicial department. |
