{"id":2559,"date":"2025-05-04T04:33:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T23:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2559"},"modified":"2025-05-04T04:33:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T23:03:16","slug":"q-with-reference-to-mughal-india-what-is-are-the-difference-differences-between-jagirdar-and-zamindar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-mughal-india-what-is-are-the-difference-differences-between-jagirdar-and-zamindar","title":{"rendered":"Q. With reference to Mughal India, what is\/are the difference\/differences between Jagirdar and Zamindar?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. Jagirdars were holders of land assignments in lieu of judicial and police duties, whereas Zamindars were holders of revenue rights without obligation to perform any duty other than revenue collection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Land assignments to Jagirdars were\u00a0hereditary<\/strong>\u00a0and revenue rights of Zamindars were not hereditary.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • 1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Both 1 and 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Neither 1 nor 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      Answer:<\/strong> (d) Neither 1 nor 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

      Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
      Jagirdars:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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      • Jagirdars were\u00a0officials who were granted land assignments (jagirs) by the Mughal emperor,\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0in lieu of service,\u00a0particularly military or administrative duties.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Jagirdars did not necessarily have hereditary rights<\/strong>\u00a0over their jagirs. The land could be reassigned or revoked by the emperor based on performance or loyalty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • They had\u00a0obligations to maintain law and order and collect revenue<\/strong>, which they would then remit to the Mughal treasury.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Jagirdari system was a\u00a0crucial component of Akbar\u2019s Mansabdari system<\/strong>\u00a0and was modified several times under his successors. All Mughal mansabdars were compensated through the assignment of jagir.\n
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        • During Akbar\u2019s reign,\u00a0all the territories were divided into Khalisa and Jagir.<\/strong>\u00a0The revenue from\u00a0Khalisa (Crown Land) went to the imperial territory<\/strong>, and the\u00a0income from Jagir (Land Assignments) was allocated to Jagirdars instead of their cash salary<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
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          \"Jagirdari<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
          Zamindars:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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          • Zamindars were\u00a0landowners who held rights over land primarily for revenue collection<\/strong>. They acted as\u00a0intermediaries between the peasants and the Mughal state.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Zamindari rights were\u00a0generally hereditary,<\/strong>\u00a0meaning that these rights could be passed down through generations within a family.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Their\u00a0primary duty was to collect revenue from the peasants,\u00a0<\/strong>but they\u00a0did not have the same obligations related to military service or administration as Jagirdars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
            Features<\/strong><\/th>Jagirdari System<\/strong><\/th>Mansabdari System<\/strong><\/th>Zamindari System<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
            Definition<\/strong><\/td>It was land grants to the nobles and the officials<\/strong> for revenue collection.<\/td>It was a ranking-based system<\/strong> in the Mughal Army.<\/td>It was a revenue collection system<\/strong> by the zamindars from the peasants.<\/td><\/tr>
            Role<\/strong><\/td>Governance and revenue collection<\/td>Military and administrative duties<\/td>Collection of revenue and land management<\/td><\/tr>
            Military Responsibility<\/strong><\/td>Depending on the size of the jagir, the jagirdar had to maintain a contingent.<\/td>Mansabdars were responsible for maintaining a specified number of troops<\/strong>.<\/td>Zamindars had no military responsibility.<\/td><\/tr>
            Control over Land<\/strong><\/td>Jagirdars had administrative authority<\/strong> over the land but did not own it<\/strong>.<\/td>Mansabdars were given administrative positions<\/strong> but were not associated with specific lands.<\/td>Zamindars held hereditary rights<\/strong> over their land and maintained direct control over them.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Select the correct answer using the code given below. Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Notes: Jagirdars: Zamindars: Features Jagirdari System Mansabdari System Zamindari System Definition It was land grants to the nobles and the officials for revenue collection. It was a ranking-based system in the Mughal Army. It was a revenue collection system by the zamindars from the peasants. Role Governance…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[41],"years":[54],"class_list":["post-2559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc","category-prelims","tag-medieval-history","years-54"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1,"label":"UPSC"},{"value":3,"label":"Prelims"}],"post_tag":[{"value":41,"label":"Medieval History"}],"years":[{"value":54,"label":"2019"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"LotusArise","author_link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/author\/team-lotusarise"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1,"name":"UPSC","slug":"upsc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1269,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":1269,"category_description":"","cat_name":"UPSC","category_nicename":"upsc","category_parent":0},{"term_id":3,"name":"Prelims","slug":"prelims","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1,"count":1251,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1251,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Prelims","category_nicename":"prelims","category_parent":1}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":41,"name":"Medieval History","slug":"medieval-history","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":41,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":38,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2559\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2559"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=2559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}