Which of the following is true of the Mansabdari System?
(i) Mandab denotes the rank an official held in the Mughal hierarchy.
(ii) Mansabdari usually entailed military obligations towards the empire.
(iii) Salary of a Mansabdar was indicated in the award rank he held.
(iv) Remuneration for Mansabdari was provided only in terms of grants of jagir.
- Ai, iii, iv
- Bi, ii, iv
- Ci, ii, iii
- Di, ii, iii, iv
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Statement (i), (ii), and (iii) are correct regarding the Mansabdari system. Statement (iv) is incorrect because Mansabdars were remunerated either through cash payments (Naqd) or through land revenue assignments (Jagirs); hence, jagir grants were not the exclusive method of payment.