Class 7

Mir Bakshi was the head of the Military Administration in the Mughal Empire. The responsibility of Mir Baksh was to gather intelligence and make recommendations regarding military appointments and promotions.

Aisan Daulat BegumRegent to Babur Aisan Daulat Begum contributed a lot to the making of Babur a disciplined and preserving man.

The Mansabdars were paid according to their ranks. They were paid a good amount of money. Those Mansabdars, who were paid in cash, were called Naqdi. Those Mansabdars who were paid through land (Jagirs) were called Jagirdars.

The revenue that was generated through their jagir was handed over to them and the same was deducted from their salary. The mansabdar paid the salary of cavalrymen that he maintained out of his salary. Those who received pay in cash were known as naqdi and those paid through assignments of jagirs were called jagirdars.

In the Mughla Empire, Jagirdars were holders of land assignments in lieu of assigned duties towards the empire such as police, judiciary etc. while Zamindars, being holders of revenue rights, also had to render military duties and provide soldiers for the royal army, while also giving gifts to the royal court.

jāgīrdār system, form of land tenancy developed in India during the time of Muslim rule (beginning in the early 13th century) in which the collection of the revenues of an estate and the power of governing it were bestowed on an official of the state.

two formsThere were two forms of jagir, one being conditional and the other unconditional. The conditional jagir required the governing family to maintain troops and provide their service to the state when asked.

Answer: The term ‘Khalsa’ implies the ‘army of the pure‘. It was started as a retaliation for the economic and political repression in Punjab towards the end of Aurangzeb’s rule. It was founded by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth guru of the Sikhs.

Gujarat state fall under the category of watan jagir.

Bairam KhanThe regent of Akbar was Bairam Khan.