[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [State papers](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin) › [Āʾīn-i Akbarī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari) › [The Ain i Akbari (Blochmann, Jarrett)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett) › 6.2.2 # The Institutes of Akbar 6.2.2 The Áín i Akbari (Blochmann, Jarrett) 6.2.2 - **Language:** English ### [6.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.6.2.2) It requires therefore an experienced man, who possesses wisdom, nobility of mind, affability, firmness, magnanimity, a man able to be at peace with any one, who is frank, single-minded towards relations and strangers, impartial to friends and enemies, who weighs his words, is skilful in business, well-bred, esteemed, known to be trustworthy, sharp and farsighted, acquainted with the ceremonies of the court, cognizant of the State secrets, prompt in transacting business, unaffected by the multiplicity of his duties. He should consider it his duty to promote the wishes of others, and base his actions on a due regard to the different ranks of men, treating even his inferiors with respect, from the desire of attaching to himself the hearts of all. He takes care not to commit improprieties in conversation, and guards himself from bad actions. Although the financial offices are not under his immediate superintendence, yet he receives the returns from the heads of all financial offices, and merely keeps abstracts of their returns. The Mir-mál, the Keeper of the seal, the Mir-bakhshi, the Bárbégi, the Qurbégi, the Mir-tózak, the Mir-bahri, the Mir-barr, the Mir-Manzil, the Khwánsálár, the Munshi, the Qush-bégi, the Akhtah-bégi, belong to this class. Every one of them ought to be sufficiently acquainted with the work of the others. - [Previous: 6.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.6.2.1) - [Next: 6.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.6.2.3) - [Up: 6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.6.2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.6.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.6.2.2) · Pramāṇa