Mughal administration (historical)
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The Mughal administration was the centralized imperial governance system of the Mughal Empire in South Asia, characterized by a hierarchical bureaucracy, land-revenue-based fiscal structure, and integration of diverse regional elites under imperial authority.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mughal imperial administration | 4 |
| Mughal administration | 1 |
| Mughal central administration | 1 |
| Mughal imperial diplomacy | 1 |
| Mughal provincial administration | 1 |
| Mughal revenue system | 1 |
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | imperial administrative system ⓘ |
| aim |
integration of conquered territories
ⓘ
maintenance of imperial order ⓘ maximization of land revenue ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Persianate administrative traditions ⓘ |
| characteristic |
combination of military and civil offices
ⓘ
patrimonial-bureaucratic structure ⓘ personal loyalty to emperor ⓘ use of revenue assignments instead of fixed salaries ⓘ |
| codifiedUnder | Akbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| corePrinciple |
bureaucratic hierarchy
ⓘ
centralization of authority ⓘ integration of diverse regional elites ⓘ land-revenue-based fiscal structure ⓘ |
| declineFactor |
fiscal strain from prolonged warfare
ⓘ
growing autonomy of provincial governors ⓘ jagirdari crisis in late 17th century ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Ain-i-Akbari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Akbarnama NERFINISHED ⓘ Maasir-i-Alamgiri NERFINISHED ⓘ Padshahnama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eliteGroup |
Afghan nobles
ⓘ
Deccani nobles ⓘ Hindustani nobles ⓘ Irani nobles ⓘ Rajput chiefs ⓘ Turani nobles ⓘ |
| fiscalBasis | land revenue ⓘ |
| fiscalInstrument |
customs duties
ⓘ
dahsala system NERFINISHED ⓘ jizya tax (intermittent) ⓘ octroi and transit dues ⓘ zabt system ⓘ |
| headedBy | Mughal emperor ⓘ |
| highestOffice | emperor ⓘ |
| influenced |
administration of successor states in 18th-century India
ⓘ
early British East India Company administration in India ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Delhi Sultanate administration
ⓘ
Timurid administrative practices ⓘ |
| keyInstitution |
diwani revenue administration
ⓘ
imperial court ⓘ imperial mint ⓘ jagirdari system ⓘ mansabdari system NERFINISHED ⓘ military-bureaucratic nobility ⓘ qazi courts ⓘ royal chancery ⓘ sadr office for religious endowments ⓘ |
| keyOffice |
amalguzar
ⓘ
diwan-i-kul NERFINISHED ⓘ faujdar ⓘ kotwal ⓘ mansabdar ⓘ mir bakshi NERFINISHED ⓘ patwari ⓘ qanungo NERFINISHED ⓘ qazi-ul-quzat NERFINISHED ⓘ sadr-us-sudur NERFINISHED ⓘ subahdar ⓘ wazir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | Persian ⓘ |
| legalFramework |
Islamic law (sharia)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
imperial regulations (zawabit) ⓘ |
| notableReformer |
Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mir Jumla II NERFINISHED ⓘ Raja Todar Mal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reformedBy |
Akbar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aurangzeb NERFINISHED ⓘ Jahangir NERFINISHED ⓘ Shah Jahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| territorialUnit |
pargana
ⓘ
sarkar ⓘ subah ⓘ village ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century to 18th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
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Mughal imperial administration
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Mughal provincial administration
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Zulfiqar Khan
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Mughal imperial administration
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Mughal revenue system
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Mughal central administration
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Mughal administration
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Mughal imperial administration
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Mughal imperial diplomacy
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Mughal imperial administration