Question : Who among the following introduced the Mansabdari system?
Option 1: Shah Jahan
Option 2: Sher Shah
Option 3: Akbar
Option 4: Jahangir
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Correct Answer: Akbar
Solution : The correct option is Akbar .
Akbar, the third Mughal emperor, instituted the Mansabdari system in 1571. In the Mughal Empire, there was a system of ranking and categorising military and civil personnel. "Mansab" is an Arabic term that signifies rank or position . The Mansabdari system was founded on two principles: Zat rank , a measure of an officer's position defined by his ancestry, education and experience and Sawar rank, a measure of an officer's military power by the number of cavalrymen he was authorised to command.
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