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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2021 — General Studies · Question 137 of 200

Q137
History of IndiaMughal Empire
Mansab means
  1. a.A rank or office
  2. b.A military general
  3. c.A grant of revenue free land
  4. d.A religious text

Answer: (A) A rank or office

Mansab (Arabic for rank, position or office) was the rank held by every Mughal officer under the mansabdari system organised by Akbar. Each rank had two parts - zat (personal status and pay) and sawar (number of cavalry to be maintained) - and ranged from 10 to 10,000; mansabdars were paid in cash (naqdi) or through jagirs, and ranks were not hereditary. A military commander was a sipahsalar, a revenue-free land grant was madad-i-maash (suyurghal, inam), and mansab has nothing to do with a religious text. Jahangir added the du-aspa sih-aspa rank.

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