Question

Akbar's mansabdari was a significant system of the Mughal army. Justify the statement by explaining the main features of this system for 5 mark



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Answer 1

Answer: Mansabdari System had the following characteristics:

Akbar introduced the Mansabdari system in his administration

Under this system, every officer was assigned a rank (Mansab)

Lowest rank was 10 and the highest was 5000 for the nobles.

Princes of royal blood received even higher ranks.

The ranks were divided into two – Zat and Sawar.

Zat means personal and it fixed the personal status of a person.

Sawar rank indicated the number of cavalrymen of a person who was required to maintain.

Every sawar had to maintain at least two horses.

All appointments, promotions and dismissals were directly made by the emperor.

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