mansabdars
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Mansabdars were members of the Mughal Empire’s military-bureaucratic nobility who held ranked offices tied to land revenue and cavalry obligations.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mughal administrative rank-holder
ⓘ
land-revenue official ⓘ military-bureaucratic nobility ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Mughal fiscal crisis
ⓘ
over-assignment of jagirs ⓘ |
| appointedBy | imperial farman ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
imperial court at Agra
ⓘ
imperial court at Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cannot | treat jagirs as hereditary property in principle ⓘ |
| contributedTo | centralization of Mughal power ⓘ |
| couldBe | both military and civil officers simultaneously ⓘ |
| declinedAfter | late 17th century ⓘ |
| flourishedUnder |
Akbar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aurangzeb NERFINISHED ⓘ Jahangir NERFINISHED ⓘ Shah Jahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | Persian word 'mansab' meaning rank or office ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
civil administration
ⓘ
military command ⓘ revenue collection supervision ⓘ |
| higherRankIndicates |
greater status
ⓘ
higher income ⓘ larger military responsibility ⓘ |
| influenced | later South Asian military-bureaucratic structures ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Emperor Akbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo | jagir system ⓘ |
| obligedToMaintain |
cavalrymen
ⓘ
equipment for troops ⓘ horses ⓘ |
| paidBy |
cash salary
ⓘ
jagir assignments ⓘ |
| partOf | Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankExpressedAs |
sawar
ⓘ
zat ⓘ |
| rankRange | 10 to 10,000 or more in zat ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Ain-i-Akbari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
Afghan nobles
ⓘ
Indian Muslim elites ⓘ Irani nobles ⓘ Rajput chiefs NERFINISHED ⓘ Turani nobles ⓘ |
| sawarIndicates | cavalry obligations ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
branding of horses (dagh system)
ⓘ
periodic inspection of troops ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Mughal emperor
ⓘ
central Mughal bureaucracy ⓘ |
| usedIn | Mansabdari system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| zatIndicates | personal rank of the officer ⓘ |
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