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Akbar introduced the mansabdari system. A mansab was a rank or position. Mansabdars held dual ranks - zat and sawar, the former indicated the status of the officer and also determined the personal pay. The latter denoted the contingent they were expected to maintain. The mansabdars were nobles who received salaries not in cash but in the form of jagirs or mansabs. The mansabdar collected revenue from the jagir which was his salary. Each mansabdar had to deliver service to the state. Each mansabdar had to maintain cavalry according to his rank. They had to supply troops to the emperor during times of war even though the emperor also maintained a standing army. The emperor himself looked into the appointment, promotion or dismissal of the mansabdars. Also, the mansabdari was not hereditary. The system worked well but it was not without defects. The soldiers were loyal to the mansabdar rather than to the emperor. Also, sometimes the mansabdars cheated on the emperor and tried to assert their independence.
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