Question

what do you mean by Manasabdari?

Answer 1

The Mansabdari system was the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced 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 numbers which could be increases by ten were used for ranking officers. It was also meant for fixing the salaries and allowances of officers.

Answer 2

this was introduced by akbar in his administration. the word mansab denotes position