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Shaikh Abu al-Fazal ibn Mubarak (Persian: %E2%80%8E) also known as Abu'l-Fazl, Abu'l

Fadl and Abu'l-Fadl 'Allami (1551 12 August 1602) was the vizier of the greatMughal emperor Akbar,

and author of theAkbarnama, the official history of Akbar's reign in three volumes, (the third volume is

known as the Ain-i-Akbari) and a Persiantranslation of the Bible.[1] He was also one of the Nine Jewels

(Hindi: Navaratnas) of Akbar's royal court and the brother of Faizi, the poet laureate of emperor Akbar.