Question

Define the following terms

1.Zat
2.Jagir
3.Sawar
4.Zabt
5.Zamindar
6.Mansab​

Answer 1

1  A Mansabdar is a term which means rank- holder. ... Instead Mansabdars were known by two ranking numbers known as the Zat or personal rank and the Sawar or troop rank. Zat was a number which represented the rank or status of a Mansabdar in the Army system.

2 a grant of the public revenues of a district in northern India or Pakistan to a person with power to collect and enjoy them and to administer the government in the district also : the district so assigned, the revenue from it, or the tenure by which it is held — compare enam.

3 The zat was a rank conferred by the king on the mansabdar, whereas the sawar was 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.

4 Zabt was a land revenue system that was framed during the Mughal period. This system included taking a careful survey of crop yields and prices cultivated for a 10 year period. On this basis tax was fixed on each crop in cash.

5   a collector of the land revenue of a district for the government during the period of Mogul rule in India. 2 : a feudal landlord in British India paying the government a fixed revenue.

6  MANSAB: The 'Mansabdari system 'was the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced by Akbar in 1595-96 CE. The word mansab is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. The system, hence, determined the rank of a government official.

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