Mansabdars and Jagirdars

The greatest mughal emperor was __________---

• Jahangir

• Akbar

• Shah Alam

• None

Did the Mughal Empire experience large scale expansion

• Yes

• No

Was Akbar able to manage such a huge expansion by himself ?

• Yes

• No

Did the Mughals recruit diverse bodies of people to manage the day to day administration of their kingdom

• True

• False

Who were Turanis?

The people who joined the mughal services were called__________

• Mansabdars

• Sultan

• Governor General

• Viceroy

The military responsibility of the mansabdars did not include-

• Maintaining horses and having them branded.

• Maintain a specified number of sawars.

• got the cavalrymen registered

• Giving clothes to the people as charity.

The Mansabdars included; apart from a small nucleus of Turkish nobles (Turanis):

• Iranians

• Indian Muslims

• Afghans

• Rajputs

• Marathas

The term mansabdar refers to an individual who holds a mansab, meaning a ____________.

• order

• position or rank

• hiding behind the mountains

• a person who hits

Who founded the Mughal Empire?

• Akbar

• Suleiman

• Babur

• Jahangir