The mansabdari system

The mansabdari system The Mughal administrative system had at its apex a military- cum-bureaucratic apparatus ( mansabdari ) which was responsible for looking after the civil and military affairs of the state. Some mansabdars were paid in cash ( naqdi), while the majority of them were paid through assignments of revenue ( jagirs ) in different regions of the empire. They were transferred periodically. See also Chapter . Source Ü What principles did the Mughal state follow while classifying lands in its territories? How was revenue assessed? Map The expansion of the Mughal Empire Ü What impact do you think the expansion of the empire would have had on land revenue collection? Samarqand Balkh Kabul Qandahar Lahore Panipat Delhi Agra Amber Ajmer Patna Rohtas Goa Babur’s reign, Akbar’s reign, Aurangzeb’s reign, Arabian Sea Bay of Bengal Sketch map not to scale