Question

Can anyone please tell the difference between mansabdars and jagirdars

Answer 1

Answer:

Mansabdars had a military background and were the heads of small areas called mansabs. ... The mansabdars were answerable to the emperor. Jagirdars. The jagirdari system involved the division of the empire into a number of jagirs.

Answer 2

➣ AnSwer :-

⟹ Mansabdars :-

• mansabdar referred to an individual holding a mansab, meaning a position or rank.
• It was a grading system used by the Mughals to fix rank, salary and military responsibilities.
• The mansabdars were assigned to military responsibilities.
• For this, they maintained a specified number of sawar or cavalrymen.

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⟹ Jagirdars :-

• The jagirdari system was a system that allotted jagirs to jagirdars or landlords in return for the services rendered by them to the Mughal Empire.
• This resulted in a major dip in the flow of revenue to the royal treasury and inevitably led to a decline in the power of the Mughal Emperor.