The document summarizes information from the Ain-i-Akbari, a 16th century text written by Abul Fazl that describes the administration of the Mughal Empire under Emperor Akbar. It details the agricultural lands and revenue systems, including different types of peasants and land tenure. It also discusses the mansabdari military-administrative system established by Akbar, the social structure of the Mughal period, and the provinces, districts and villages that made up the administrative divisions of the empire.
The document summarizes information from the Ain-i-Akbari, a 16th century text written by Abul Fazl that describes the administration of the Mughal Empire under Emperor Akbar. It details the agricultural lands and revenue systems, including different types of peasants and land tenure. It also discusses the mansabdari military-administrative system established by Akbar, the social structure of the Mughal period, and the provinces, districts and villages that made up the administrative divisions of the empire.
The document summarizes information from the Ain-i-Akbari, a 16th century text written by Abul Fazl that describes the administration of the Mughal Empire under Emperor Akbar. It details the agricultural lands and revenue systems, including different types of peasants and land tenure. It also discusses the mansabdari military-administrative system established by Akbar, the social structure of the Mughal period, and the provinces, districts and villages that made up the administrative divisions of the empire.
The document summarizes information from the Ain-i-Akbari, a 16th century text written by Abul Fazl that describes the administration of the Mughal Empire under Emperor Akbar. It details the agricultural lands and revenue systems, including different types of peasants and land tenure. It also discusses the mansabdari military-administrative system established by Akbar, the social structure of the Mughal period, and the provinces, districts and villages that made up the administrative divisions of the empire.
No A B 1 Sources Chronicles,revenue records,documents of East india Company 2 Ain – i-Akbari Chronicle 3 Ain – i-Akbari Abul Fazal Allami 4 Akbar Nama Contains 3 parts 5 Ain – i-Akbari 3rd part of Akbar Nama 6 1st part Political history of the Mughals up to Akbar 7 2nd part Akbar's rule up to 1602 rd 8 3 part (Ain – i-Akbari) Royal orders,land descriptions,army,income,provinces 9 Ain – i-Akbari A view from the top 10 Ain – i-Akbari 5 parts (Dafthars) 11 Manzil -abadi (1st part) Royal courts and its maintenance 12 Sipah -abadi (2nd part) Civil and military administration 13 Mulk-abadi (3rd part) Financial matters of the empire 14 4th and 5th part Religious and cultural life of the peaople 15 Jama Land tax 16 Subah Province 17 Qila Fort 18 Zamin-I-paimuda Measured lands 19 Nakdi Tax to be paid in cash 20 Sayurgal Revenue for charity 21 Transalation of Ain-I-Akbari Henry Blochman, H.S.Jarret 22 Raiyat,Musarian,Kisan,Asami Peasants 23 Khud-Kashta Landed peasants 24 Pahi-Kashta Landless peasants 25 Asami Wealthy peasants 26 Nahar,Nala Canals 27 Shanahar Canal Punjab 28 Drill Sowing tool 29 Jins -i-Kamil (perfect crops) Cash crops 30 Babur Nama Babur 31 The Mughal king who Prohibitted Jahangir the use of tobacco 32 Village headmen Muqaddam/Mandal 33 Majur Agricultural labourers 34 Halalkhoran Muslims who did the menial works (Scavengers) 35 Mallhzadas Boatmen (fishermen) 36 Gauravars Peasants lived around Vrindavan in UP 37 Patwari Accountant in the Panchayath 38 Caste Panchayath To solve problems of castes 39 Begar Wageless labour 40 Miras/Watan The land or share of crops given to handicraftsmen by peasants (Maharashtra) 41 Jajanami System DA and food allowance 42 Jean Baptist Tevernier French traveller of 17th century 43 Jangal Forest 44 Kharbandi Bushes 45 Jangli Forest dwellers 46 Bhills Tribals of UP 47 Lohans Tribals of Punjab 48 Pirs Sufi saints 49 Peshkash Tax collected from janglis 50 Paikes Those who did military service for getting land 51 Ahomes Tribals of Assam 52 Khidmat Services of zamindars for the state 53 Milkiyath Private land of zamindars 54 Mughal social structure Zamindars-Brahmins-middle class-peasants 55 Sanad Royal permission 56 Sadagops Peasants of central Bengal 57 Hoots Markets 58 Daftar Revenue department 59 Diwan Head of the revenue department 60 Amil Guzar Revenue collector 61 Jama Land tax (tax assessed) 62 Hasil Tax collected 63 Jarib Instrument to measure land 64 Akbar Division of agricultural land into 4 65 Polaj Land cultivated every year 66 Parauti Land left barren for 1 or 2 years 67 Chachar Land left barren for 3 or 4 years 68 Banjar Land left barren for 5 or more years 69 Mansabdari system Akbar 70 Mansab Rank 71 A civil – military based system Mansabdari system 72 Zat,Savar ranks Mansabdari system 73 Naadi Salary of mansabdars paid in cash 74 Jagir Salary of mansabdars paid in land 75 Safavid Rulers of iran 76 Ottomans Rulers of Turky 77 Ming Rulers of China 78 New world America 79 Flow of silver to India 16,17 centuries 80 Giovanni Careri Italian Traveller (1690) 81 Subahs Provinces (states) 82 Sarkars Districts 83 Parganas Villages 84 12 Subahs of akbar Agra, Ajmir, Awadh, Ahmedabad, Bihar, Bengal Delhi,Kabul, Gujarath,Lahore, Malwa, Multan 85 Transalations of Ain-i-akbari Henry Blochman,H.S Jarret 86 Babur,Humayun,Akbar,Jahangir, Great Mughal kings Shahjahan and Aurangazeb