Mullah Do Piaza
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Mullah Do-Piyaza, according to popular folk tales of northern India
, was among the Mughal
emperor Akbar's chief advisors. Akbar regarded his advice in high esteem and included him among the nine gems of the Mughal court, or Navratnas
, as he was known for his intelligence. He was a close competition to Birbal.
No contemporary record mentions about Mullah Do-Piyaza. A number of pamphlets on his life and jokes were published in the late 19th century, which were rejected as forgeries by a modern scholar Hafiz Mahmood Shirani in an article published by him in 1939. In this article, Shirani claimed that Mulla Do-Piyaza was a historical personality whose original name was Abdul Momin. He was born in India but left for Iran
in 1582. He returned to India after 36 years and died in 1620. His tomb is located in Handia
. He claimed that the major sources of his information were two long pieces written by certain Ashlaghi, son and student of Mullah in an early 19th century manuscript in Persian, which was in his possession. But his claim was refuted by other modern scholars, who consider Mullah Do-Piyaza as a fictional character.
India
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, was among the Mughal
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
emperor Akbar's chief advisors. Akbar regarded his advice in high esteem and included him among the nine gems of the Mughal court, or Navratnas
Navratnas
Navratna was the title given originally to nine Public Sector Enterprises identified by the Government of India in 1997 as "public sector companies that have comparative advantages", giving them greater autonomy to compete in the global market so as to "support [them] in their drive to become...
, as he was known for his intelligence. He was a close competition to Birbal.
No contemporary record mentions about Mullah Do-Piyaza. A number of pamphlets on his life and jokes were published in the late 19th century, which were rejected as forgeries by a modern scholar Hafiz Mahmood Shirani in an article published by him in 1939. In this article, Shirani claimed that Mulla Do-Piyaza was a historical personality whose original name was Abdul Momin. He was born in India but left for Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
in 1582. He returned to India after 36 years and died in 1620. His tomb is located in Handia
Handia
Handia is a town and a nagar panchayat in Allahabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Handia is located at . It has an average elevation of 92 metres .-Demographics:...
. He claimed that the major sources of his information were two long pieces written by certain Ashlaghi, son and student of Mullah in an early 19th century manuscript in Persian, which was in his possession. But his claim was refuted by other modern scholars, who consider Mullah Do-Piyaza as a fictional character.