Practice mode Medieval India

Under Akbar’s mansabdari system, what did the ‘sawar’ rank indicate?

Correct answer B. Number of cavalrymen to be maintained

Explanation

Each mansabdar held a zat rank fixing personal status and pay, and a sawar rank fixing the number of horsemen he had to maintain.

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