Raja Todar Mal was the revenue minister of Akbar.
One of the prominent Navaratnas of Akbar’s court, he held the title of Vakil-us-Sultanat and was also a joint Wazir.
He belonged to the Rajput dynasty and introduced a set of reforms known as the Todar Mal’s rent roll, which contained the land records of the Mughal Empire.
A part of Sher Shah Suri’s administration, he later joined Akbar’s court in 1560. He came up with a land survey and settlement system, revenue officers and districts, and standardized weights and measures.Taxes were fixed on each crop in cash.
Zabt, a fresh revenue system, and Dahshala, a system of taxation, was established by him. A set of revenue collection arrangements,known as Todarmal’s Bandobast, was also instituted.
He divided the provinces of the Mughal Empire into revenue circles with fixed rates of revenue.
Todar Mal rebuilt the Kashi Vishwanath temple in 1585.
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