The term manasabadar means a person having a mansab. 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.
Jagirs were given to the Mughal officers in return for their services. In the later period when the Mughal empire was declining, when there was a shortage of land to be given as jagirs, crown lands were given which resulted in the loss of revenue and hence a weakening economy.
Detailed Solution. Jagirs which were assigned to zamindars (chieftains) in their homelands, were called watan jagirs. When a zamindar is absorbed into the Mansabdari System, he is given a tankha jagir and his zamindari is considered watan jagir.
The resultant battles of Khatoli (1518), fought near present-day Kota, and the battle of Dholpur (1519) resulted in the complete rout of the Afghans. The victory brought the Rajputs within a day’s march from Agra and Delhi, while also putting them in control of almost all of Malwa (central India).
During his time in Rajputana, Tod was able to collect materials for his Annals and Antiquities of Rajast’han, which detailed the contemporary geography and history of Rajputana and Central India along with the history of the Rajput clans who ruled most of the area at that time.
A Rajput (from Sanskrit raja-putra, “son of a king”) is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and some parts of Pakistan. They claim to be descendants of ruling Hindu warrior classes of North India. Rajputs rose to prominence during the 6th to 12th centuries.
So, the Mir Bakshi was Maan Singh in Akbar reign. Maan Singh was one of the nine jewels of his court.
Answer: Mir Bakshi was the Head of the military administration in the reign of Akbar’s reign. The mir bakshi was in charge of intelligence gathering, and also made recommendations to the emperor for military appointments and promotions.
Sayyid Mīr Jaʿfar ʿAlī Khān Bahādur ( c. 1691 – 5 February 1765) was a military general who became the first dependent Nawab of Bengal of the British East India Company.
Abu’l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, who is also known by names such as Abul Fazl, Abu’l Fadl and Abu’l-Fadl ‘Allami, was the grand vizier of the Mughal emperor Akbar, as well as the author of the “Akbarnama”.
