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Q80 (NDA-I/2023) History & Culture › Medieval India Official Key

Which one among the following statements about the Mansabdari system is correct?

Explanation

The Mansabdari system was a unique administrative and military system introduced by the Mughal Emperor Akbar to organize the nobility and the army. Statement C is correct as the rank and salary of a mansabdar were determined by a dual numerical designation: Zat and Sawar.

  • Zat: Indicated the personal status, position in the imperial hierarchy, and the salary of the officer.
  • Sawar: Indicated the specific number of cavalrymen (sawars) the mansabdar was required to maintain for service.

Other statements are incorrect because:

  • Mansabs were granted to officers, not to every common trooper (refuting A).
  • The system was not hereditary; appointments and promotions were based on merit and the Emperor's discretion (refuting B).
  • Mansabdars were paid either through land revenue assignments (Jagirs) or in cash (Naqdi) (refuting D).
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