HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Question
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Large estate owners
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Officials of state who were given jagir in place of cash pay
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Revenue collectors
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Autonomous rulers under Akbar
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Detailed explanation-1: -Those Mansabdars who are receiving jagir to collect revenue were known as Jagirdar. It was ensured that the revenue from Jagir was not more than their salary. Thus the man Sardar who was paid in cash were called Naqdi and those who were paid through jagir were called Jagirdar.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Mansabdars were paid according to their ranks. They were paid a good amount of money. Those Mansabdars, who were paid in cash, were called Naqdi. Those Mansabdars who were paid through land (Jagirs) were called Jagirdars.
Detailed explanation-3: -There were two forms of jagir, one being conditional and the other unconditional. The conditional jagir required the governing family to maintain troops and provide their service to the state when asked.