Birbal Singh

Birbal Singh was an Indian freedom fighter from Raisinghnagar, India.He died in firing by police of Bikaner princely state in 1946.

Early life

His full name was Birbal singh dhalia.his father's name was Salagram.His family business was purchasing cotton. Raisinghnagar (then Panwarsar) was a small city in princely state of Bikaner.This princely state was also ally with the Britishers,who was ruling British India.Birbal was a member of a patriotic organisation named Bikaner Rajya Prishad.Sardul Singh was the ruler of Bikaner princely state.Birbal raised voice for rights and freedom against the princely state.

Procession and death

On 30 June 1946 a large procession was orgnised by freedom activists in Raisinghnagar.They were raising slogans for freedom with tricolour,the Indian national flag.Then police opened firing and in firing Birbal was killed.

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Birbal

Birbal IPA: [biːrbəl] (born Mahesh Das; 1528–1586), or Raja Birbal, was an advisor in the court of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. He is mostly known in the Indian subcontinent for the folk tales which focus on his wit. Birbal was appointed by Emperor Akbar as a poet and singer in around 1556–1562. He had a close association with the Emperor, being part of his group of courtiers called the navaratna or nine jewels. In 1586, Birbal led an army to crush an unrest in the north-west Indian subcontinent, which failed when he was killed along with many troops, in an ambush by the rebel tribe. No evidence is present that Birbal, like how he is shown in the folk tales, influenced Akbar by his witticism.

By the end of Akbar's reign, local folk tales emerged involving his interactions with Akbar, portraying him as being extremely clever and witty. As the tales gained popularity in India, he became even more of a legendary figure across India and neighbouring countries surrounding it. These tales involve him outsmarting rival courtiers and sometimes even Akbar, using only his intelligence and cunning, often with giving witty and humorous responses and impressing Akbar. By the twentieth century onwards, plays, films and books based on these folk tales were made, some of these are in children's comics and school textbooks.