write down the characteristics of akbar administration
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→There was a strong centralised Government with the king having the final authority over all important matters including politics, military, administrative and judiciary. All the decisions taken by him were final and could not be challenged by anyone.
→The king was helped by a team of ministers. He could appoint, promote or dismiss these ministers or officials.
→Important council of ministers comprised the diwan, mir bakshi, qazi, chief sadr and vakil. All these ministers worked under the supervision of the king.
→Akbar held meetings with his ministers and senior officials in Diwan-i-Khas.
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Akbar, as seen in middle life, was a man of moderate stature, perhaps five foot seven inches in height, strongly built, neither too slight nor too stout, broad-chested, narrow-waisted, and long-armed. His legs were somewhat bowed inwards from the effect of much riding in boyhood, and when walking he slightly dragged the left leg, as if he were lame, although the limb was sound. His head drooped a little towards the right shoulder. His forehead was broad and open. The nose war of moderate size, rather short, with a bony prominence in the middle, and nostrils dilated as if with anger. A small wart about half the size of a pea which connected the left nostril with the upper lip was considered to be a lucky mark. His black eyebrows were thin, and the Mongolian strain of blood in his veins was indicated by the narrow eyes characteristic of the Tartar, Chinese, and Japanese races. The eyes sparkled brightly and were "vibrant like the sea in sunshine." His complexion, sometime, described by the Indian term "wheat-coloured," was dark rather than fair. His face was clean shaven, except for a small, closely trimmed moustache worn in the fashion adopted by young Turks on the verge of manhood. His hair was allowed to grow, not being dipped close in the ancestral manner. His very loud voice was credited with "a peculiar richness." . . .