Hvem var mansabdarer, og hvad var deres ansvar?
Mansabdari-systemet var det administrative system i mogulriget, som Akbar indførte. Ordet mansab er af arabisk oprindelse og betyder rang eller stilling. Systemet bestemte derfor en embedsmands rang. Alle civile og militære officerer fik en "mansab", og forskellige numre, som kunne øges med ti, blev brugt til at rangordne officerer. Det var også beregnet til at fastsætte officerernes lønninger og tillæg.
The Mansabdari system was the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced by Akbar. The word mansab is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. The system, hence, determined the rank of a government official. Every civil and military officer was given a ‘mansab’ and different numbers which could be increased by ten were used for ranking officers. It was also meant for fixing the salaries and allowances of officers.
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