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What was the name of the Mughal administrative system which had a military-cum-bureaucratic apparatus and was responsible for looking after the civil and military affairs of the state? |
Zamindari system Mansabdari system Jagirdari system. Jajmani system. |
Mansabdari system |
The correct answer is Option 2 - Mansabdari system The Mughal administrative system had at its apex a military- cum-bureaucratic apparatus (mansabdari) which was responsible for looking after the civil and military affairs of the state. Some mansabdars were paid in cash ( naqdi), while the majority of them were paid through assignments of revenue (jagirs) in different regions of the empire. They were transferred periodically. |