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Q86 (IAS/1996) History & Culture › Medieval India › Mughal administrative system Answer Verified

In medieval India, Mansabdari system was introduced mainly for

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The Mansabdari system, introduced by Akbar, was the foundational administrative machinery of the Mughal Empire. While it had military and financial components, its primary objective was effecting clean and efficient administration by creating a centralized, merit-based bureaucracy.

  • Systemic Integration: It integrated civil and military functions into a single hierarchy. Every officer (Mansabdar) held a rank (Zat) and a military obligation (Sawar), ensuring that the entire state machinery was directly accountable to the Emperor.
  • Elimination of Tribalism: By assigning ranks based on merit rather than heredity, it broke the power of ethnic factions, ensuring a loyal and disciplined administrative class.
  • Distinction from other options: While it aided recruitment (1) and revenue collection (2) via the Jagirdari link, these were functional sub-sets. The system's overarching purpose was to provide a structured framework for governance, ensuring stability and "clean" systemic control over a vast empire.
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