[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) › 297.6 # The Book of Akbar 297.6 The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II 297.6 - **Language:** English ### [297.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.297.6) Another of his inventions was his dividing the department of State into four classes corresponding to the four elements, viz., Fire, Air, Water, and Earth. And for the transaction of the business of each of these four departments a vizier was appointed. The artillery and the arrangements of armour and arms and of other things with which fire had to do were called the Fire Department. Khwaja 'Abdu l-Mulk was appointed to be vizier of it. The wardrobe (karqiraqkhana), the kitchen, the stable, and the necessary management of the mules and camels was called the Air Department. The charge of it was given to Khwaja Latif Ullah. The arrangements of the Sharbatkhana, the wine-cellar (sharābkhāna), and of canals was called the Water Department. Khwaja Hasan was appointed the vizier thereof. The affairs of agriculture and of buildings and the administration of exchequer-lands (sabt-i-khāliṣāt) and of some of the buildings (biyutāt) were called the Earth Department. The vizier was Khwaja Jalalu-d-din Mirza Beg. In every one of the departments one of the Amirs was employed. For instance, Amir Nasir Quli was the Mir Sarkar, or head-officer, of the Fire Department and always wore red. - [Previous: 297.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.297.5) - [Next: 297.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.297.7) - [Up: 297](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.297) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.297.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.297.6) · Pramāṇa