Who was Diwan Todar Mal Jain?

Dewan Todar Mal was an Oswal Jain who rose to become a Dewan in the court of Nawab Wazir Khan of Sirhind. When the Nawab had Guru Gobind Singh’s two younger sons put to death, it was Todar Mal who conveyed the sad news to their grandmother — who died of shock — and had the three bodies cremated with religious rites.

Was Diwan Todarmal a Jain?

Diwan Todar Mal was an Oswal Jain who rose to become the diwan in the court of Nawab Wazir Khan of Sirhind. When the nawab had Guru Gobind Singh’s two younger sons put to death, it was Todar Mal who conveyed the sad news to their grand mother — who died of shock — and had the three bodies cremated.

Where was Mata Gujri cremated?

The road connecting the two Gurdwaras is Diwan Todar Mal Marg, along the road one passes through the Diwan Todar Mal commemorative gate. It was on the spot where Gurdwara Jyoti Sarup now stands that Mata Gujri Ji, Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh were cremated.

What area was Todar Mal?

Fatehgarh
To promote the legacy of Diwan Todar Mal who defied Mughals to cremate the two youngest Sahibzadas of the 10th Sikh master, Guru Gobind Singh, the government has decided to name the road connecting Jahaz Haweli to the main road as Diwan Todar Mal Marg in Fatehgarh Sahib.

Who was Todar Mal answer?

Todar Mal was associated with Finance in Akbar’s durbar and was one of the Navaratnas. He was the finance minister of the Mughal Empire and was associated with land revenue reforms.

Who was Todar Mal Class 7?

Principles of Akbar’s rule. Financial Aspects: Todar Mal was Akbar’s revenue minister. He carried out a careful survey of crop yields, prices and areas cultivated for a 10-year period i.e. from 1570 to 1580. Based on this data, tax was fixed on each crop in cash.

Who bought Fatehgarh Sahib?

Diwan Todar Mal
Diwan Todar Mal, an ardent follower of the tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh, is said to have sold the haveli, his home, to buy land for the cremation of the two younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh, Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh, aged 7 and 9 and their grandmother Mata Gujari, by covering it with gold coins.

Who killed Sahibzade?

One such is the martyrdom of the two younger sons of the tenth master of the Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh Ji! The young and innocent boys, Sahibzada (Prince) Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh attained martyrdom on 26, December, 1705, when they were brutally murdered by Wazir Khan the Mughal Governor of Sirhind.

Who was Todarmal Class 7?

Financial Aspects: Todar Mal was Akbar’s revenue minister. He carried out a careful survey of crop yields, prices and areas cultivated for a 10-year period i.e. from 1570 to 1580. Based on this data, tax was fixed on each crop in cash. Each province was divided into revenue circles.

Who was defeated by Sher Shah Suri?

At the Battle of Chausa on June 26, 1539, he defeated the Mughal emperor Humāyūn and assumed the royal title of Farīd al-Dīn Shēr Shah.

What happened to Diwan Todar mal?

Diwan Todar Mal was a scholar and ‘Dewan’ in the court of Mughal Nawab of Sirhind, Wazir Khan. Though it survived ransacking of Sirhind by Banda Bahadur and during the reign of The Sikh Confederacy, the haveli was left untouched out of respect for Diwan Todar Mal.