Question

manasab system of mughal period

Answer 1

Mansabdari system was the novelty of army organisation of the Mughals. It was introduced by Akbar and was kept as it was with minor changes up to the reign of Aurangzeb. The system was not an innovation of Akbar. He took it from the system introduced by Khalifa Abba Said and accepted by Genghiz Khan and Timur. The rulers of the Delhi Sultanate too had adopted it to a certain extent. Balban organised his army more or less on this system. The Mansabdari system which primarily meant the ranking of officers on decimal system was perfected by Akbar.