A History of Agriculture in India v2.c74.4

v2.c74.4

Todar Mal was a Tandan Khatri, a native of Chunian, a small town near Lahore. He first served under Sher Shah and gained valuable experience in the management of lands and revenue. In 1573 he joined Akbar's service and assisted Muzaffar Khan, the Chancellor of Exchequer, in settling the newly acquired kingdom. After the conquest of Gujarat he was left there to assess that province. After settling several financial matters in Bengal and Orissa, Todar Mal went to Court, and was employed in revenue matters. In 1582 Todar Mal became Chief Finance Minister, and introduced his financial reforms which made him famous. The third book of the Ain contains his new rent-roll, or Asl-i Jam-i Tumar, which superseded Muzaffar's assessment.