Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Mansabdari System introduced by Akbar?
(i) Mansab denotes the rank an official held in the Mughal hierarchy.
(ii) Mansabdari usually entailed military obligations towards the empire.
(iii) The salary of a Mansabdar was indicated by the numerical rank (Zat) he held.
(iv) Remuneration for Mansabdari was provided only in terms of grants of jagirs.
- Ai, iii, iv
- Bi, ii, iv
- Ci, ii, iii
- Di, ii, iii, iv
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Statements (i), (ii), and (iii) are completely accurate. Statement (iv) is incorrect because Mansabdars were remunerated either through cash payments (Naqd) or through land revenue assignments known as Jagirs; it was not provided exclusively via jagirs. Thus, options containing (iv) are discarded.