Question

Write a short note on Mansabdari System.​

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 which could be increased by ten were used for ranking officers.
• It was also meant for fixing the salaries and allowances of officers.
• The term manasabadar means a person (in old times) who has a positioning or ranking of a government.
• It was a system whereby nobles were granted the rights to hold a jagir, which meant revenue assignments (not land itself) for services rendered by them but the authority bestowed upon them was not unbridled but with the direct control of these nobles in the hands of the king.