Best of Akbar Birbal

Whenever Akbar got the time from the official works of the kingdom, he always had brainstorming sessions with Birbal to lighten the stress of everyone in the court. The Emperor liked to ask twisted questions and loved witty answers from Birbal. In fact, Akbar always made sure that he never fell short of tricky tasks […]

One morning, when everybody had almost seated in the royal court of Akbar, an oil merchant entered and bowed down before the Emperor. He said, “Your majesty, I need your help. A villager is trying to steal my money.” Akbar asked the merchant, “Who is the villager? Bring him before me and I will listen

The King of Iran was all praises for Birbal. He said to Akbar, “My friend! I am very much impressed by the intelligence of your favourite minister. He deserves to be at such a high position.” Akbar replied, “Indeed! Because of him I don’t have to worry much about anything as he  takes care of

Akbar and Birbal were famous not only in all the kingdoms of Hindustan, but also in other nations. They admired the royalty and faith of Akbar and wit and intelligence of Birbal. So, other emperors and their ministers harboured jealousy towards them. They always wanted to prove themselves wiser than both Akbar and Birbal. Once,

Birbal was a man of clear thinking. He never had any dilemma or confusion. Whatever situation arose in front of him, he always came up with a solution. People always wondered how Birbal was capable of doing this. He was a great help for Emperor Akbar whether it was a small problem in the court

Birbal was famous in the capital not only for his wit but also for his other unique qualities. One of his qualities was his love for children and their innocence. In fact, he himself was blessed with child-like innocence. This was the quality for which the Emperor used to love him. In the court during

One evening, Akbar and Birbal had gone for a walk in the mango orchard of the palace. As usual, they were having some witty and intelligent discussions about various situations. All of a sudden an arrow passed over the head of the Emperor. This angered him a lot. He at first thought that someone was

Once, a farmer came crying for help to the Emperor of Agra, Akbar. Seeing the farmer very sad, Akbar asked, “Hey man, what happened to you?” The farmer replied, “O Lord of the world! I need your help. This man has cheated me. He is my neighbour. A few days before he sold his well

Once Birbal had got late to reach the court and this worried Akbar as Birbal was usually on time. In fact, he used to be the first one to reach the court. So, Akbar called a servant and ordered him to see where Birbal was. The servant bowed down and left.After a few moments, the

One fine morning, Akbar called every courtier and minister for a meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss complaints and suggestions with them. Since Akbar had blind faith in Birbal, so he always used to consult his favourite minister before any important decision. And this was another reason for the courtiers and the

With the passing of every day, more and more courtiers and ministers were feeling insecure because of Akbar and Birbal’s bond. They always wondered what there was in Birbal which they didn’t have. After plotting various conspiracies, they finally gathered the courage to talk to the Emperor in this regard. What they wanted was to

Once upon a time, Akbar and Birbal had an argument over some issue. Birbal left the palace out of anger. He was also so stressed out because of work. So, he didn’t want to return to the palace for some days.On the way, a man approached Birbal. “Are you the famous and favourite minister of

As Birbal was gaining in more popularity in Akbar’s kingdom and in other kingdoms too, the ministers were developing more jealous feelings towards him. All they wanted was to remove Birbal from the position of Akbar’s favourite minister. Whenever they tried something, they miserably failed, proving even further that Birbal deserved to have such an

One fine morning, in the court the Emperor asked his ministers including Birbal, “What kind of punishment will all of you suggest to a person who pulls my moustache?”Everyone in the court was puzzled at the kind of the question the Emperor had asked. At first, everyone thought that the Emperor was joking and they