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Zamindars in Mughal India
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Fluctuating power of Zamindars in the Mughal Empire
Conclusion
Throughout the Mughal Empire and well into the British rule of India, the Zamindars had a substantial amount of power. Specifically, they had control over taxation, peasants with land, along with military duties.
The British Era
British Use of Zamindars
Continued to use Zamindari System in taxation
Influence of Akbar
Granted the zamindars greatly military power, specifically officials, within the empire.
Jagir-type of feudal land grant given by a monarch to an feudal superior for his administration and/or military service
Mansabs-military type grading of all imperial officials within empire, usually aristocrats, worked under emperor's name
What is a Zamindar?
Duties in Empire
- Tax collectors (Zamindari System)
- Judges
- Military leaders
Mehtab Chand
Zamindar of Burdwan Raj
Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah
Zamindar of Dhaka
Nobility Status
- Equivalent to lords and barons in some cases
- Some considered sovereign princes
- Hereditary