Question

Identify the correct statements.

• A. Mansabdars had to reside in their jagirs and administer them.
• B. Muqtis had to reside in their jagirs and administer them.
• C. Muqtis and Mansabdars had to reside in their jagirs and administer them.
• D. It was not mandatory for mansabdars to reside in their jagirs and administer them.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (D)

It was not mandatory for mansabdars to reside in their jagirs and administer them.

Mansab was a position awarded to people who served the Mughal emperor. Muqtis were people who were supposed to manage their iqtas. Unlike muqtis, it was not mandatory for mansabdars to reside in their jagirs and administer them.