TY  - BOOK
AU  - Balasubramanian,
TI  - Akpar pīrpāl : : Kataikaḷ / 
U1  - 398.20494811 23
PY  - 0000///[date of publication not identified]
CY  - Chennai, India
PB  - Techno Book House, 
KW  - Akbar,
KW  - Folk literature, Tamil
KW  - Folklore, Tamil
KW  - Tales, Tamil
N2  - Birbal Stories are very famous and popular in India among all ages of people. They are also called by another name Akbar-Birbal Stories. 

There was a Mogul Emperor in India, Akbar The Great (1542-1605). His full name was Jalaludden Mohammed Akbar Padshah Ghazi and he ruled India from 1560 to 1605. He himself was illiterate, but he invited several learned people in his court. Among these people, nine were very famous and were called Nav Ratna (nine jewels of the Mogul Crown) of his court. Among these nine jewels, five people were more famous - Tansen, Todarmal, Abul Fazal, Maan Singh and Birbal.
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