Mughal administration (historical)

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The Mughal administration was the centralized imperial governance system of the Mughal Empire in South Asia, characterized by a hierarchical bureaucracy, land-revenue-based fiscal structure, and integration of diverse regional elites under imperial authority.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf imperial administrative system
aim integration of conquered territories
maintenance of imperial order
maximization of land revenue
appliesTo Mughal Empire
basedOn Persianate administrative traditions
characteristic combination of military and civil offices
patrimonial-bureaucratic structure
personal loyalty to emperor
use of revenue assignments instead of fixed salaries
codifiedUnder Akbar
corePrinciple bureaucratic hierarchy
centralization of authority
integration of diverse regional elites
land-revenue-based fiscal structure
declineFactor fiscal strain from prolonged warfare
growing autonomy of provincial governors
jagirdari crisis in late 17th century
documentedIn Ain-i-Akbari
linked to: Ain-i Akbari

Akbarnama
Maasir-i-Alamgiri
linked to: Alamgirnama

Padshahnama
eliteGroup Afghan nobles
Deccani nobles
Hindustani nobles
Irani nobles
Rajput chiefs
Turani nobles
fiscalBasis land revenue
fiscalInstrument customs duties
dahsala system
jizya tax (intermittent)
octroi and transit dues
zabt system
headedBy Mughal emperor
highestOffice emperor
influenced administration of successor states in 18th-century India
early British East India Company administration in India
influencedBy Delhi Sultanate administration
Timurid administrative practices
keyInstitution diwani revenue administration
imperial court
imperial mint
jagirdari system
mansabdari system
military-bureaucratic nobility
qazi courts
royal chancery
sadr office for religious endowments
keyOffice amalguzar
diwan-i-kul
faujdar
kotwal
mansabdar
mir bakshi
linked to: Mir Bakshi

patwari
qanungo
qazi-ul-quzat
linked to: Qazi-ul-Quzat

sadr-us-sudur
linked to: Sadr-us-Sudur

subahdar
wazir
linked to: Wazir
languageOfRecord Persian
legalFramework Islamic law (sharia)
linked to: Sharia

imperial regulations (zawabit)
notableReformer Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak
Mir Jumla II
Raja Todar Mal
reformedBy Akbar
Aurangzeb
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
region South Asia
territorialUnit pargana
sarkar
subah
village
timePeriod 16th century to 18th century

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Khadki governedBy Mughal administration (historical)
Mughal Subah of Allahabad partOf Mughal imperial administration
linked to: Mughal administration (historical)
Mughal Subah of Delhi hasGovernmentType Mughal provincial administration
linked to: Mughal administration (historical)
Zulfiqar Khan government Mughal imperial administration
subject linked to: Mughal general Zulfiqar Khan
linked to: Mughal administration (historical)
Maratha administration influencedBy Mughal revenue system
linked to: Mughal administration (historical)
Mir Bakshi partOf Mughal central administration
linked to: Mughal administration (historical)
Raja Todar Mal associatedWith Mughal administration
linked to: Mughal administration (historical)
Mir-e Bakhshi partOf Mughal imperial administration
linked to: Mughal administration (historical)
Wali Nimat Begum sphereOfInfluence Mughal imperial diplomacy
linked to: Mughal administration (historical)
Noor Jahan involvedIn Mughal imperial administration
linked to: Mughal administration (historical)
Kayastha associatedWith Mughal administration
linked to: Mughal administration (historical)
sadr partOf Mughal administrative system
linked to: Mughal administration (historical)
Mughal Subah of Deccan partOf Mughal imperial administration
linked to: Mughal administration (historical)
subahdar partOf Mughal provincial administration
linked to: Mughal administration (historical)
subahdar associatedWith Mughal military administration
linked to: Mughal administration (historical)
Maktab Khana usedBy Mughal administration
linked to: Mughal administration (historical)
Mughal Subah of Ajmer partOf Mughal North Indian provincial system
linked to: Mughal administration (historical)
Battle of Anandpur (1700) opposedBy Aurangzeb’s Mughal administration
linked to: Mughal administration (historical)
Hill Rajas alliedWith Aurangzeb’s Mughal administration
linked to: Mughal administration (historical)
Bakshi partOf Mughal imperial administration
linked to: Mughal administration (historical)