INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The term du-aspa sih-aspa was first used in the 10th year of Jahangir’s reign. It was however in the reign of Shah Jahan that it acquired a definite meaning. This practice was continued by Aurangzeb. It was a device to encourage the competent mansabdars.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jahangir introduced the do-aspah sih-aspah system.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sher Shah Suri was an Afghan leader of the Suri dynasty. He was a contemporary of Humayun and not of Akbar. He introduced various agricultural and administrative reforms but was not the founder of the Mansabdari system.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jahangir made changes to the Mansabdari system shortly after Akbar’s death, reducing the system of two Aspas to one. This meant that the number of soldiers was increased unofficially if required by the mansabdar, but the number of sawar was not to be entered in the sawar numerically granted to them.

Detailed explanation-5: -For the successful functioning of the military, Akbar introduced a new system of administration known as the Mansabdari System. Under this system, each officer or noble was given a Mansab or a Rank and was called a Mansabdar.