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	ShaikhSiddiqui Mughal
		The greater the size of the land the emperor granted, the greater the number of soldiers the mansabdar had to promise.
		The mansab was both revocable and non-hereditary; this gave the center a fairly large degree of control over the mansabdars.
		In the early 16th century, descendants of the Mongol, Turkic, Persian, and Afghan invaders of Southwest Asia — the Mughals — invaded the South Asia under the leadership of Zahir-ud-Din Babar.
	www.shaikhsiddiqui.com /mughal.html (2851 words)

	Mogul Empire
		These actions were later retracted by Aurangzeb, known for his religiosity, but even under Aurangzeb, one quarter of his court princes were Rajput[?] hindus.
		The Mughals used the mansabdar[?] system to generate land revenue.
		The greater the size of the land the emperor granted, the greater the number of soldiers the mansabdar had to promise.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/mu/Mughal_empire.html (305 words)

	Mansabdar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mansabdar was the generic term for the military -type grading of all imperial officials of the Mughal empire.
		Mansabdar was referred to as the official, rank or the dignity.
		The Mansabdars were differentiated by the Zat and the Sawar Rank.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mansabdar (609 words)

	part2_16
		The tendency to luxurious expenditure was undoubtedly heightened by the mansabdar's knowledge that on his death, his whole property would be taken over by the state, pending satisfaction of any outstanding claims by the treasury.
		Appointment to the ranks of mansabdars was made by the emperor, usually on the recommendation of military leaders, provincial governors, or court officials.
		There were, first of all, the soldiers supplied by the mansabdars; the number a mansabdar was expected to provide upon the demand of the emperor were specified in his warrant of appointment or were indicated by his rank.
	www.columbia.edu /itc/mealac/pritchett/00islamlinks/ikram/part2_16.html (4400 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Opinion
		Gommans alleges that the big mansabdars deliberately dragged the war against the Marathas.
		Since the empire did not expand and the mansabdars’ avenues for extra income through pillage and plunder vanished, the chieftains, writes Gommans, thought it more lucrative to transform themselves into big landed proprietors.
		The “zamindarification” of the mansabdars, concludes Gommans, marked the end of the Mughal army and subsequently the Mughal empire.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1030411/asp/opinion/story_1857954.asp (551 words)

	Mansabdar - ZDNet
		Mansabdar was the generic term for the military -type grading of all imperial officials of the Mughal empire.
		Those mansabdars whose rank was in one or two hazari or whose rank was 12,000 or more were called the omkars.
		Each mansabdar was expected to maintain prescribed number of horses, elephants, equipment, etc., according to his rank and dignity.
	mansabdar.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Mansabdar (727 words)

	Weapons and Tactics
		Military mansabdars were required to maintain troops according to the mansab including beasts of burden, elephants, camels, mules, carts etc, they maintained horses for their troopers and a prescribed number in their own stables.
		The mansabdars were allowed to keep five percent of the income of the ‘jagir’ or five per cent of the salaries received.
		When a mansabdar was ordered to take part in an expedition, he was required to parade his unit outside the palace and the emperor inspected it from a window in the palace.
	www.defencejournal.com /2001/apr/weapons.htm (6680 words)

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