Question

Compare the position of nayaka and a mansabdar

Answer 1

The Mansabdar was a military unit within the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced by Akbar. The word mansab is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. The system, hence, determined the rank of a government official and also other military generals. Every civil and military officer was given a 'mansab' and different which could be increased by ten were used for ranking officers. It was also meant for fixing the salaries and allowances of officers.The term manasabadar means a person (in old times) who has a positioning or ranking of a government can give power .

Answer 2

Position of Mansabdar and Nayaka:

• Mansabdar means a man with a mansab (a position or rank), and mansabdari was a classifying system to choose the rank, salary and military tasks of government officials.

• Nayaka families emerged during the Kakatiyas and Vijayanagara Empire. The Nayakas were formerly military governors under the Empire of Vijayanagara.

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