[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Mughals (1526–1857)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal) › [Akbar (1556–1605)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar) › [Akbarnāma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama) › [The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge) › 284.1 # The Book of Akbar 284.1 The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II 284.1 - **Language:** English ### [284.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.284.1) that evil-looking one of puny form and lofty designs was ranked among the petty hucksters of Rewari which is a township of Mewat. For his family, (nasal), he belonged to the Dhusar tribe which is the lowest class of hucksters in India. At the back of lanes he sold saltpetre (nimak-i-shor) with thousands of mortifications (ba hazaran bini-malci) till at last he by means of astuteness, became a government huckster under Salim Khan, of whom a short account has already been given. By masterpieces of feline trickery, he gradually made himself known to Salim Khan by evil-speaking and business capacity. He was always getting people into trouble. Apparently he was behaving loyally towards his master, in reality he was seeking his own ends, and decking his own household with the goods of the oppressed. Avaunt; avaunt! he was preparing destruction for his lord and striking the axe into his own foot. Here the great ones of the world made a big mistake for these much-occupied ones from their wishing to know about men give place to wicked talebearers, either in order to learn hidden things about them or to punish evildoers. - [Previous: 283](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.283) - [Next: 284.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.284.2) - [Up: 284](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.284) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.284.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.284.1) · Pramāṇa