[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Mughal Administration](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1920) › c11.10 # Mughal Administration c11.10 Mughal Administration c11.10 - **Language:** English ### [c11.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1920.c11.10) First. Showing his face to his subjects from the palace balcony in the morning. This was called \*darshan\*, from a Sanskrit word meaning 'the view of an idol or saint.' The Emperor Akbar began this practice. As his Court historian Abul Fazl writes,— - [Previous: c11.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1920.c11.9) - [Next: c11.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1920.c11.11) - [Up: c11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1920.c11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1920.c11.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1920.c11.10) · Pramāṇa