Question

What was the relationship between the mansabdar and the jagir ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The term mansabdar refers to an individual who holds a mansab, which means a position or rank. It was grading system used by the mughals to fix rank, salary and military responsibilities. Each mansabdar had to maintain a specified number of sawar or cavarlymen. A jagir was a revenue assignment for the mansabdars.

Answer 2

Answer:

Mansabdar received their salaries and revenue assignment call jagirs which were somewhat like igtas.The mansabdars did not actually actually reside in aur administer their jagirs rather they only had the right to the revenue of their assignments, which was collected for them by servants while the mansabdars themselves served in some other part of the country.