Welcome to Big Socho! Emperor Akbar was the 3rd and most famous ruler of the Mughal dynasty. He had given a respectable place to experts and scholars in his court. You could call them his viziers or advisers, but at that time, they were called Ratans or Gems. Although there were 9 Gems of Akbar, the most famous of them was Birbal.
He was indeed a witty person. How did he manage to become Akbar's Gem, and what was he famous for? What we will
n this article is that. How did Birbal reach Akbar's court? Although Birbal was one of the 9 gems of Akbar, before that, he used to pass time at a Pan shop. One day, one of the servants of the emperor came to that shop.
He asked for half a kilogram of limestone. Birbal asked him why he needed that. The servant told him that it was for the emperor. Birbal then asked the servant about his job at the palace. The servant told him that he is assigned to make Pan for the emperor. To that, Birbal responded by asking if the emperor was happy while ordering him to make Pan.
The servant thought for a moment and then said that possibly the emperor was not feeling well. Birbal suggested that the servant should take yogurt instead of limestone because of the emperor's mood. That made the servant perplexed at the relationship between yogurt and a bad mood. Nevertheless, the servant got half a kilogram of yogurt instead of limestone upon Birbal's insisting.
As the servant reached the court, the emperor asked him if he had brought limestone. The servant replied that he had.
The emperor roared in anger and ordered the servant to eat the limestone. The servant was shocked at this order, but he was secretly glad that he had listened to Birbal.
So he followed the emperor's order and ate the limestone, which was, in fact, yogurt. The servant was completely fine and performing his tasks when the emperor inquired about his condition the following day.
That surprised the emperor as to how could one survive having eaten half a kilogram of limestone. He ordered the servant to explain what had happened. The servant told the emperor the whole story.
Akbar was rather amazed at finding this out, and he asked the servant to bring that man to the court. Upon getting this order, the servant hurried to the Pan shop. Birbal knew at once when he saw the servant that the emperor had asked for him.
The servant nodded in reply. Birbal told him that he was no ordinary man, and he was not going to go to court with a servant.
"Go and tell the emperor," he said. The servant returned to the court and told the emperor that Birbal had refused to come. The emperor then sent one of his officers and a guard to bring Birbal. But Birbal refused to go with them as well. The emperor understood that Birbal was a crook. And he sent a royal carriage to bring Birbal, and this time he complied.
The emperor questioned him upon his arrival at the court as to why he had not let the servant to carry out his orders. "When I asked for limestone, why did you send yogurt?" The emperor asked. "I didn't want an innocent's blood on the emperor's hands," replied Birbal. Akbar was really amazed to hear that reply
Akbar was really amazed to hear that reply, and he asked, "How did you figure out that I wanted to take the servant's life?" "My Lord, when I saw that man asking for half a kilogram of limestone, I asked him about his job," replied Birbal.
"And he told me that he prepares Pan for the emperor. I then realized that he must have made some mistake in making Pan, and that must have hurt the emperor's tongue. So I figured out that Your Highness must have wanted to punish the servant with limestone. And that's why I suggested him to take yogurt instead of limestone."
He hesitated at first but then listened to my advice. "And so, I saved Your Highness from a certain murder." The emperor was really amused with his reply and kept him in the court as one of his men.
The article also includes other interesting stories about Birbal. One story involves a conversation between Birbal and a young man who tries to challenge Birbal with three questions. Birbal cleverly answers each question, leaving the young man impressed. Another story showcases Birbal's wit when Emperor Akbar asks him about the crooked neck of a camel, and Birbal responds with a clever remark.
These stories highlight Birbal's intelligence, quick thinking, and ability to outsmart others. He held a significant position in Emperor Akbar's court thanks to his intelligence and problem-solving abilities.
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