Question

analyse the role of zamindars during the mughal period ?

Answer 1

The literal meaning of the word 'Zamindar' is 'land owner'. These were inherited posts and the Zamindars had complete control over the peasants from whom they collected tax on behalf of the rulers. 

Akbar granted them mansabs but during the Mughal rule, they were not considered the sole owners of their lands. 

The Mughals especially appointed them to collect taxes from around the country and then deposit the same in the national treasury. 

During the Mughal rule, the Zamindars also performed military and judicial duties. 

Answer 2

The zamindars in the Mughal period were the landlords in the villages who followed autonomous administrative authority principles in their approach. They collected fixed amount of revenues from the people of the village and often people used to call this system as Zamindari. And the revenues the Zamindars used to collect and the ones they paid to the state, the remaining money was considered as their income. The zamindar was not considered to be the owner of the land and he could not take someone's land until the people living there are paying the revenues.
The zamindars were basically appointed by the state in order to collect the revenues and keep a track of people using the land and not paying the money, but attitude of the Mughal ruling class was not very friendly towards the zamindars and the Mughal era the villages were divided into Zamindari and other areas.