Mahesh Das

E377674

advisor courtier folkHero historicalPerson poet wit

Mahesh Das, better known as Birbal, was a famed advisor, poet, and wit in the court of the Mughal emperor Akbar, celebrated in Indian folklore for his intelligence and clever problem-solving.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Mahesh Das canonical	1
Maheshdas	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	advisor ⓘ courtier ⓘ folkHero ⓘ historicalPerson ⓘ poet ⓘ wit ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Birbal ⓘ
associatedWith	Mughal court culture ⓘ northern India ⓘ surface form: North India
commemoratedIn	children's storybooks in India ⓘ television series about Akbar and Birbal ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ surface form: Mughal Empire
culture	Indian ⓘ
employer	Akbar ⓘ Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ surface form: Mughal Empire
fictionalizedAs	Birbal in popular culture ⓘ
genre	court poetry ⓘ didactic tales ⓘ
hasRoleIn	Akbar–Birbal folklore cycle ⓘ surface form: Akbar-Birbal stories Indian folk tales ⓘ
influenced	Indian folklore ⓘ children's literature in India ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Braj ⓘ Hindi ⓘ
legacy	symbol of wisdom and justice in Indian stories ⓘ
memberOf	Navaratnas of Akbar ⓘ
notableFor	clever problem-solving ⓘ intelligence ⓘ role in Akbar–Birbal folk tales ⓘ wit ⓘ
occupation	advisor ⓘ court jester ⓘ poet ⓘ statesman ⓘ
partOf	Akbar's inner circle ⓘ
portrayedAs	trickster figure ⓘ wise counselor ⓘ
positionHeld	advisor to Akbar ⓘ courtier in Akbar's court ⓘ Navaratnas of Akbar ⓘ surface form: navaratna of Akbar
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
residence	Agra ⓘ Mughal court ⓘ surface form: Akbar's court Fatehpur Sikri ⓘ
servedUnder	Akbar ⓘ
timePeriod	16th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Birbal → alsoKnownAs → Mahesh Das ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maheshdas