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Sahu Todar an Agrawal
Jain, was a supervisor of the royal mint at Agra
during the rule of Akbar . He was a patron of scholars and had repaired ancient monuments of Mathura.
He was son of Sahu
Rupchand of Bhatainakol (near Aligarh). Hiw wife was Kasumbhi and had four sons.
Mathura was an ancient Jain center. By his time the Jain monuments there had fallen into disrepair. He had 514 Jain stupa
s rebuilt and had organized a pratishtha in 1573.
He had also built in Jain temple at Agra
, which was the residence of a female ascetic scholar Hamiribai.
With his patronage, Pande Rajamalla had composed Jambuswami Charitra in 1575 . and Pandit Jinadasa had written a Hindi version of the same account in 1585.
His son Sahu Rishabhadas was also a patron of scholarship. Pandit Nayavilasa had written a commentary on Shubhachandra's Jnanaranava.
Agrawal
Agrawal or Agarwal is a large and influential community in India. Agrawals are Kshatriya by birth of the Solar Dynasty but after the adoption of Vanika dharma by king Agrasena, Agrawals started dealing in business...
Jain, was a supervisor of the royal mint at Agra
Agra
Agra a.k.a. Akbarabad is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, west of state capital, Lucknow and south from national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 , it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most...
during the rule of Akbar . He was a patron of scholars and had repaired ancient monuments of Mathura.
He was son of Sahu
Sahu
Sahu is an Indian and Pakistani surname belonging to the Vaishya varna or Jat varna respectively .They derive their name Sahu, or sometimes pronounced Sao and Sah, from their ancestral family business of bankers and money lending: from the Hindi word SAHUKAR, meaning, in a sense, persons dealing...
Rupchand of Bhatainakol (near Aligarh). Hiw wife was Kasumbhi and had four sons.
Mathura was an ancient Jain center. By his time the Jain monuments there had fallen into disrepair. He had 514 Jain stupa
Stupa
A stupa is a mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics, typically the remains of Buddha, used by Buddhists as a place of worship....
s rebuilt and had organized a pratishtha in 1573.
He had also built in Jain temple at Agra
Agra
Agra a.k.a. Akbarabad is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, west of state capital, Lucknow and south from national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 , it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most...
, which was the residence of a female ascetic scholar Hamiribai.
With his patronage, Pande Rajamalla had composed Jambuswami Charitra in 1575 . and Pandit Jinadasa had written a Hindi version of the same account in 1585.
His son Sahu Rishabhadas was also a patron of scholarship. Pandit Nayavilasa had written a commentary on Shubhachandra's Jnanaranava.