Mansabdar
Sign in to saveThe Mansabdar was a military unit within the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced by Akbar later used in all over in early modern India. The word mansab is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. The system determined the rank and status of a government official and military generals. Every civil and military officer was given a mansab, which determined their salaries and allowances.
Key facts
- Military unit.unit_name
- Mansabdar
- Military unit.native_name
- منصبدار
- Military unit.image
- Sheikh Farid Murtaza Khan.jpg
- Military unit.caption
- Shaikh Farid Bukhari, Mir Bakhshi of the Mughal Empire and Head of the Mansabdars (1600–1606) by Manohar and Daulat
- Military unit.role
- Administrative military elite
- Military unit.dates
- 1571 – /2 August 1858 (de jure)
- Military unit.type
- Cavalry
- Military unit.country
- Mughal Empire
- Military unit.allegiance
- 20px Emperor of Hindustan
- Military unit.size
- 1,803 (1595)3,243 (1637)14,499 (1690)
- Military unit.garrison
- AgraDelhiFatehpur SikriLahore
- Military unit.garrison_label
- Headquarters
- Military unit.equipment
- Various
- Military unit.command_structure
- Mughal Army Mughal Government
- Military unit.commander1
- Mir Bakhshi
- Military unit.commander1_label
- Military Commander
- Military unit.commander2
- Vazir-e-Azam
- Military unit.commander2_label
- Civil Head
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Zat and Sawar
- Main Features of Mansabdari System
- Changes introduced by Jahangir and Shah Jahan
- See also
- References
- Further reading
The Mansabdar was a military unit within the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced by Akbar later used in all over in early modern India. The word mansab is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. The system determined the rank and status of a government official and military generals. Every civil and military officer was given a mansab, which determined their salaries and allowances.
The term mansabdar means a person having a mansab. (which means a role) In the mansabdari system founded by Akbar, the mansabdars were military commanders, high civil and military officers, and provincial governors. Those mansabdars whose rank was one thousand or below were called Amir, while those above 1,000 were called Amir-al Kabir (Great Amir). Some great Amirs whose ranks were above 5,000 were also given the title of Amir-al Umara (Amir of Amirs).