Abdullah’s grandfather, Sandal Bhatti, was a Rajput zamindar of Punjab who revolted against the Mughals. Akbar’s Finance Minister Todarmal had imposed a fixed tax on the rich landlords, before that there was no fixed tax on the tax, more or less was charged according to the income. But Minister Todarmal fixed the tax amount. Which was opposed by many zamindars. Abdullah’s grandfather, Sandal Bhatti, refused to obey the law and revolted against the Mughals by preparing a small army consisting of several villages around him. Because of this, there was a small war on the banks of river Ravi in Punjab. After which Sampal Bhatti was killed, his son Afridi Bhatti also continued to rebel against the Mughals and he was also killed.
In the folklore of Punjab born Abdullah four months after Afridi’s death, it is said that Shahzada Salim and Abdullah were born on the same day, Akbar was asked by a Nazumi to feed Rajputani’s milk to Salim, which led to Abdullah’s mother In the royal court, Salim was raised to raise Salim, but Abdullah and Salim were brought up together. Abdullah was not told anything about his father’s grandfather for many years. But when the truth was revealed, Abdullah turned against Akbar.
