Question

9. Describe the Mughal tradition of succession and explain who were Mansabdars and their duties.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The bureaucratic administration of Mughals in India was based on a system called Mansabdari System.

Those nobles who joined Mughal service were enrolled as mansabdars.

Answer 2

(which means a role) In the mansabdari system founded by Akbar, the mansabdars were military commanders, high civil and military officers, and provincial governors. Those mansabdars whose rank was one thousand or below were called Amir, while those above 1,000 were called Amir-al Kabir (Great Amir).