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Bring out the main features of the Mansab and Jagir systems with special reference to the reign of Akbar

  • UPSC 1987
  • Akbar

Akbar converted a loose Central Asian practice of numbered military commands into a single, graded all-India service that fused administration, army, and revenue into one institutional package.

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  • The Numerical Hierarchy of Mansab
  • The Move from a Single Rank to the Zat–Sawar Dual System
  • Cavalry Norms and the Mechanics of Contingent-Keeping
  • Jagir as the Payment Mechanism, Not a Fief

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