Which singer was one of the Navaratnas (Nine Jewels) in the court of Mughal Emperor Jalal ud-din Mohammad Akbar?

The correct answer is Tansen.​

Key Points

• Tansen was an Indian musician and poet who was an important figure in the North Indian tradition of Hindustani classical music.
• His renditions of ragas, a musical form intended to invoke emotion or nature, were said to tame animals and turn day into night, while his voice could replicate the roar of a lion or the chirp of a bird.
• His real name was Ramtanu Pandey.
• He was greatly esteemed for his dhrupad and raga compositions and for his vocal performances.
• Tansen was the title given to him by Raja Vikramjit of Gwalior.
• Akbar gave the title of Kanthabharan Vanivilas to Tansen.

Important Points

1. Birbal (Administrator)
2. Abul Fazl (Scholar and statesman)
3. Faizi (Scholar and statesman)
4. Todarmal (Finance Minister)
5. Bhagwandas (Manasabdar)
6. Man Singh (Manasabdar)
7. Tansen (Musician)
8. Abdur Rahim Khanekhana (Statesman)
9. Mulla do Pyaja (Advisor)

Additional Information

• Akbar (1556 to 1605)
  • Akbar was the third Mughal emperor (1556 to 1605) and son of  Humayun.
  • Akbar succeeds in the throne at just 13 years old due to the death of Humayun.
  • The kingdom Akbar inherited was little more than a collection of frail fiefs, under the regency of  Bairam Khan.
  • Akbar introduced the Mansabdari system.
  • The Navratnas of Akbar were as follows: Raja Birbal, Tansen, Abul Fazal, Faizi, Raja Man Singh, Raja Todar Mal, Mullah Do Piaza, Fakir Aziao-Din, Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana.
  • Abul Fazl started the writing of Akbarnama in 1589.
  • It is the most detailed history of the reign of Akbar.