Nobles with a zat of 5,000 were ranked higher than those of 1,000 in Akbar's reign, there were 29 mansabdaras with a rank of 5,000 zat; by Aurangzeb's regin the number of mansabdaras had increased to 79. Would this have meant more expenditure for the state?
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The number of mansabdars increased exponentially. This meant they had to wait for long before they received a jagir. There was shortage of number of jagirs. As a result, many jagirdars tried to extract maximum possible revenue from their jagirs.
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