Akbar was a great Mughal ruler, who ruled large parts of Northern India. Mughal rule came to an end with the death of Bahadur Shah Zafar, grandson of Akbar.
There were nine Gems in Akbar's court. They were : Abul Fazl, Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Birbal, Mulla Do-Piyaza, Faizi, Raja Man Singh, Raja Todar Mal, Faqir Azio-Din and Tansen.
Akbar loved Birbal's wit and intelligence and how Birbal came out of the trickiest of situations.