Long answer type questions
1. Describe the main features of the Mansabdari system.
2. Describe the Mughal provincial administration.
3. Explain the main features of Akbar's religious policy.
4. How far was Aurangzeb responsible for the decline of the Mughal empire?
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1) Main Features of mansabdari system. ... There were 33 categories of the mansabdars. The lowest mansabdar commanded 10 soldiers and the highest 10,000 soldiers. Only the princes of the royal family and most important Rajput rulers were given a mansab of 10,000.
2) The Mughal Empire was divided into fifteen provinces or the subas. A governor or the subedar was in charge of the province. While the subedar looked after the military and the civil affairs, the diwan kept an account of the land revenues. ... The provinces divided into districts or sarkars.
3) Akbar's Religious Policy:
He adopted a policy of mutual understanding and reconciliation among followers of different faiths and equality of all religions. He tried to harmonize the relations. He founded a new religion known as 'Din-i-Ilahi' based on the common points of all religions.
4) Aurangzeb's religious policy was largely responsible for the downfall of the Mughal Empire. His policy of religious persecution of the Hindus, who formed the bulk of the population of the country, hastened the fall of his dynasty. Akbar won over the Hindus by a policy of religious toleration.
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