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History of India: ancient and medieval / The Mughal empire

Mughal administration: mansab, jagir and provinces

Mansabdari: zat and sawar ranks, dagh and chehra, du-aspah sih-aspah, payment in cash or jagir
Jagirdars hold transferable, non-hereditary revenue assignments for service; zamindars hold hereditary local revenue rights
Territorial hierarchy: suba, sarkar, pargana, village; subadar, faujdar, amalguzar, kotwal
Wakil, Diwan, Mir Bakshi (military pay and mansab, a Mughal office), Mir Saman, Sadr-us-Sudur
Zabt (dahsala), batai, kankut, nasaq; Todar Mal's bandobast; jama and hasil