GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The du-aspa sih-aspa was introduced into the Mughal mansabdari system by
A
Jahangir
B
Akbar
C
Shah Jahan
D
Babur
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Complete answer: The system of ranking of Do-Aspa and Si-Aspa was introduced by the emperor Jahangir. It was an honourable ranking given to Mansabdars who owned horses.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jahangir introduced the Duh-Aspah Sih-Aspah system. It is a system whereby the selected nobles could be allowed to maintain a larger quota of troopers, without raising their Zat rank. The system was popular as ‘du-aspah’ (a trooper with two horses) or ‘sih-aspah’ (a trooper with three horses) system.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mansabdari system was the administrative system introduced by Akbar in Mughal Empire during 1571. The word ‘Mansab’ is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. Hence, Mansabdari was a system of ranking the government officials and determined their civil & military duties, along with their renumerations.

Detailed explanation-4: -Notes: Duaspa-Sihaspa was a subrank of sawar introduced by Jahangir to enhance the Mansabdari system. Bandobast system was a system for scientific taxation of land introduced by Akbar with the help of his finance minister Raja Todarmal.

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