Prelims · 1 Ancient & Medieval India · APPSC Group 2
1.8.2 Mughal administration, economy and culture notes
6 notes, in reading order.
- 1.8.2.1Mughal central and provincial administration
The Mughal state was a centralised system under the emperor, with ministers at the centre, provinces (subas) under governors, and sarkars, parganas and villages below.
Standard · 5 min · Full course - 1.8.2.2Mansabdari system: zat and sawar
The mansabdari system ranked every imperial officer by a numerical grade (zat) and a cavalry quota (sawar), and fixed his pay, status and military duty.
Standard · 5 min · Full course - 1.8.2.3Mughal land revenue: zabti, dahsala and the jagirdari system
Akbar's revenue system measured land, classified it, and fixed cash rates for each crop from ten years of data (zabti/dahsala), with the revenue of much of the empire assigned to nobles as jagirs.
Standard · 5 min · Full course - 1.8.2.4Mughal economy: agriculture, trade and towns
Mughal India had productive agriculture, large handicraft and textile exports, an inflow of silver, and busy towns and ports that linked it to the Indian Ocean economy.
Standard · 5 min · Full course - 1.8.2.5Mughal architecture: Humayun's tomb to the Taj Mahal
Mughal architecture blended Persian, Central Asian and Indian styles, moving from the red sandstone of Akbar to the white marble and pietra dura of Shah Jahan.
Standard · 5 min · Full course - 1.8.2.6Mughal painting, music and literature
Mughal court culture produced a new school of painting, a great age of Persian history-writing, Hindustani music under Akbar, and translations that connected Sanskrit and Persian learning.
Standard · 5 min · Full course
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