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With reference to the Mansabdari system, which of the statements is/are correct? 1. Mansabdari system was the official nobility of the state, started by Akbar. 2. A Mansabdari was hereditary. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

With reference to the Mansabdari system, which of the statements is/are correct? 1. Mansabdari system was the official nobility of the state, started by Akbar. 2. A Mansabdari was hereditary. Select the correct answer using the codes given below: Correct Answer 1 only

The correct answer is 1 only.

Key Points

  • Mansabdari was a system of army and civil services started by Akbar in place of the Jagirdari system. Hence statement 1 is correct.
  • The ‘Mansab’ is an Arabic word meaning rank or position or status of a person. Thus Mansabdari was a system in which the rank of a government official was determined. Hence statement 2 is not correct.
  • Every civil and military officer was given a ‘mansab’. Different numbers which could be divided by ten were used for ranking officers.
  • During the early reign of Akbar, the lowest grade was ten and the highest was 5000. Towards the end of the reign, it was raised to 7000.
  • Higher mansabs were given to princes and Rajput rulers who accepted the suzerainty of Akbar.

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