Dhari Malla

Dhari Malla (1554 CE. to 1565 CE.) the eldest son of Bir Malla was a contemporary of Emperor Akbar in Delhi.It is reported that during his rule, Mallabhum was included under the control of the Mughal rule. The country known as Malla bani [1] [2] Bengali: মল্লভুম or Bishnupur Kingdom [3] ) was a kingdom ruled by the Malla kings of Bishnupur whose origin is believed to be from the suryavanshi king Malla of the Mahabharata period. Who acknowledged the suzerainty of the emperor and promised to pay tribute. Akbar divided his kingdom into fifteen divisions or subas for the convenience of his administration. Each Subah was under the control of a Nazim or Shiphashalar. Bengal, Bihar and Orissa together formed a diocese. The Nazim of that suba imposed a tax of one lakh seven thousand rupees coins i.e. one lakh eighty thousand rupees on the Malla kingdom. It is said that Dhari Malla used to cleverly withdraw the money that had to be paid as tax all the time. Still he was very upset and had a feeling of humiliation and insecurity in his mind at Nazim's behaviour. Due to the feeling of insecurity, he focused on the security of his kingdom. He accumulated innumerable firearms, cannons etc.Dhari Malla (1554 CE. to 1565 CE.) the eldest son of Bir Malla was a contemporary of Emperor Akbar in Delhi. It is reported that during his rule, Mallabhum was included under the control of the Mughal rule. He was the first Malla king to acknowledge the suzerainty of the emperor and promised to pay tribute. Akbar divided his kingdom into fifteen divisions or subas for the convenience of his administration. Each Subah was under the control of a Nazim or Shiphashalar. Bengal, Bihar and Orissa together formed a diocese. The Nazim of that suba imposed a tax of one lakh seven thousand rupees coins i.e. one lakh eighty thousand rupees on the Malla kingdom. It is said that Dhari Malla used to cleverly withdraw the money that had to be paid as tax all the time. Still he was very upset and had a feeling of humiliation and insecurity in his mind at Nazim's behaviour. Due to the feeling of insecurity, he focused on the security of his kingdom. He accumulated innumerable firearms, cannons etc.1,100 / 5,000translation resultstranslation resultDhari Malla (1554 AD to 1565 AD) the eldest son of Bir Malla was a contemporary of Emperor Akbar in [Delhi]. It is said that during his rule, Mallabhum was included under the control of the Mughal rule. He was the first Malla king to acknowledge the suzerainty of the emperor and promised to pay tribute. Akbar divided his kingdom into separate divisions or subas for the convenience of his administration. Each Subah was controlled by a Nazim or Shiphashalar. Bengal, Bihar and Orissa together formed a diocese. The Nazim of that suba imposed a tax of one lakh seven thousand rupees coins i.e. one lakh eighty thousand rupees on the Malla kingdom. It is said that Dhari Malla used to cleverly withdraw the money that had to be paid as tax all the time. Still he was very upset and had a neglected and insecure feeling on Nazim's behavior. Due to the feeling of insecurity, he focused on the security of his kingdom. They obtained numbers firearms, cannon etc.

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