Question

What are the main characteristic of mansabdari system.

Answer 1

Mansabdari System had the following characteristics:

• Akbar introduced the Mansabdari system in his administration
• Under this system, every officer was assigned a rank (Mansab)
• Lowest rank was 10 and the highest was 5000 for the nobles.
• Princes of royal blood received even higher ranks.
• The ranks were divided into two – Zat and Sawar.
• Zat means personal and it fixed the personal status of a person.
• Sawar rank indicated the number of cavalrymen of a person who was required to maintain.
• Every sawar had to maintain at least two horses.
• All appointments, promotions and dismissals were directly made by the emperor.