Question

Define the following briefly
1) Mansab
2) Jagir
3) Zat
4) Sawar
5) Sulh-i kul
6) Zabt
7) Mansabdar
8) Jagirdar
9) Zamindar

Answer 1

The zat and sawar were parameters ofdefining a mansabdar's “level”. ... Thezat was a rank conferred by the king on the mansabdar, whereas the sawarwas a count of horsemen that were to be maintained. The actual number of horses that they had to maintain is a different and interesting story.