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During later years of his reign, Akbar introduced the ranks of zat and sawar in the system. Different views have been expressed regarding these terms. According to Blochmann, every mansabdar had to maintain as many soldiers as were indicated by his rank of zat while the rank of sawar indicated the number of horsemen among them.
Soon he was appointed as the Arz-I-Mukarrar of the Empire and was awarded a rank of 1000 Zat and 200 Sawar, after serving for a short period in this pretigious post he was given the post of darogha-i-daulat khana-i-khas and rewarded with the title of "Khan". In 1643 his rank was increased to 1500 Zat and 300 Sawar on pretext of excellent ...
The rank of Mansabdars were based on the horsemen he provided, which ranged from 10(the lowest), up to 5000. A prince had the rank of 25000. [179] Their salary pays also based on their ranks. [180] [181] Each Mansabdars were held in responsible by the Mir Bakshi, or the head of Mughal empire's office of military and intelligence administrations.
Jahangir raised his mansab to 4000 Zat and 3000 Sawar and granted him the parganas of Jalor and Sanchore. [5] On 5 May 1623, Gaj Singh was deputized along with Mahabat Khan and Parviz Mirza to hunt down the rebel Prince Khurram. On the eve of his departure, he was given Phalodi in jagir and his mansab was raised to 5000 Zat and 4000 Sawar. [6]
Khan Jahan Lodi's successful career during Jahangir's rule was unprecedented for an Afghan, and controversial among the Mughal elite. He was the highest ranking Afghan, and one of the highest ranking nobles of the empire; he had managed to reach a rank of 6000 zat and 6000 sowar, the second-highest rank of that era
His rank was three thousand persons (Zat) and two thousand horses (sawar). References. Samsamuddaula Shahnawaz Khan. Mathirul Umara. trans. Henry Beverage.
For his laudable service, Jahangir raised his rank to 2000 Zat and 1000 Sawar. [6] He was also granted the jagir of Setholav. [7] In 1609, he founded the town of Kishangarh on the site of Setholav. [8] In 1612, he was granted the title of "Maharaja" by Jahangir. [4] In March 1615, his mansab was raised to 3000 Zat and 1500 Sawar. [9]
His rank was four thousand personal (Zat) and two thousand horse (sawar). He had six sons Sayyid Hashim, Sayyid Qasim, Sayyid Alim, Sayyid Salim, Sayyid Jahangir, and Sayyid Ali Asghar styled Saif Khan Barha. All of his sons became prominent in Akbar and Jahangir's reign and were Mansabdar. [1] [2] [3] [4]