Explain the term mansabdar explain the system used by Mughals who fix mansabdars?
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The Mansabdari system was the administrative system of the Mughal Empireintroduced by Akbar. The word mansab is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. The system, hence, determined the rank of a government official. 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.
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