The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c16.127

v4.c16.127

In his tour through Kashmīr Akbar inquired into the revenue administration of the province, and at the end of July left Srīnagar for Kābul. At Bāramūla he received the submission of Ya‘qūb, who had been in rebellion ever since the death of his unfortunate father. Akbar, as he was returning from Kābul to Lahore, was deeply grieved by the news of the death of Todar Mal on 20 November, 1589. He was himself much to blame for the death of his loyal and faithful servant, for Todar Mal, who was old and worn out, had sought and obtained permission to retire to Hardwār, but Akbar had recalled him before he could even reach that town, and he had died eleven days after his return to Lahore. He had served his master with no less ability than zeal, and Abu-’l-Fazl remarks that if he had not been a bigot he would have been truly great. This means, of course, that he was a pious and orthodox Hindu, who refused to acknowledge Akbar either as his prophet or his god. Bhagwān Dās attended his funeral, and probably caught a chill, for he died four days later. Badāūnī records the two deaths in a characteristic manner. “In the year 998 Rājā Todar Mal and Rājā Bhagwān Dās, *Amīr-ul-Umarā*, who had remained behind at Lahore, hastened to their abode in hell, and to torment, and in the lowest pit became the food of beasts and scorpions. May God scorch them both!’¹ Mān Singh, the heir of Bhagwān Dās, received the title of raja, and was promoted to the command of 5000 horse.