Akbar was an enlightened and successful administrator. It goes to the credit of Akbar that the subsequent Mughal rulers followed in principle the administrative policy developed by him.
Babur and Humayun had little time to take any initiative in formulating any administrative policy worth the name.
Important features of Akbar’s administration are given below:
Akbar’s ideal of Kingship. According to him, “Upon the conduct of a monarch depends the efficiency of any course of action. His gratitude to God should be shown in just government and due recognition of merit.”
Concentration of all power in the King:
Akbar was the centre of all powers—civil, judicial, military and religious. He was the Supreme Commander of the army. He established …show more content…
He also looked after the control of the royal body guards and etiquettes in the court.
Chief Qazi:
He was the head of the judicial department. Other important high officials who assisted the king were Mir Atish who supervised the artillery, Daroga-i-Taksal, supervisor of royal mint and Daroga-i-Daak, supervisor of the mail.
Mansabdari System:
The Mansab is an Arabic word meaning rank or position or status. Thus Mansabdari was a system in which the rank of a government official was determined. Every civil and military official was given a mansab and was called a Mansabdar. There were two methods of making payments to the nobles. One was giving them Jagirs (land) wherefrom they got their salaries. The second was making cash payment. In the Mansabdari system no Jagirs were granted for the purpose of paying salaries. A mansabdar got his salary from the royal treasury.
Land Revenue System:
Todar Mai, the revenue minister of Akbar played an important role in devising and introducing a very effective and efficient land revenue and record system.
There were three systems of land revenue:
(1) The Zabti system
(2) The Ghalla-Bakshi …show more content…
Loans:
Farmers could get loans easily from the state which could be paid in easy annual installments.
7. Remission of revenue:
In bad seasons, remissions of revenues were granted to the farmers.
8. Records:
Farmers were issued receipts for all the payments made by them. A record of all the holdings and liabilities of every farmer was maintained.
9. Revenue officials:
For the assessment and collection of revenue, a large number of officers like the Amil, Bitikchi, Qanungo, Muqaddam and Patwari were appointed. The Zabti system proved very useful both to the state and the farmers. The system was for ten years. The system on the one hand determined the income of the government and on the other hand enabled the farmers to know clearly how much revenue they had to pay to the government.
Now the farmers had direct link with the government and they were saved from the excesses and tyrannies of the landlords and the jagirdars. The revenue officials were instructed not to be harsh with the farmers. The farmers could deposit the land revenue direct to the treasury.
Other systems of the land revenue:
According to the Batai or Ghalla- Bakshi system, the producer of the farmers was divided between the
Babur and Humayun had little time to take any initiative in formulating any administrative policy worth the name.
Important features of Akbar’s administration are given below:
Akbar’s ideal of Kingship. According to him, “Upon the conduct of a monarch depends the efficiency of any course of action. His gratitude to God should be shown in just government and due recognition of merit.”
Concentration of all power in the King:
Akbar was the centre of all powers—civil, judicial, military and religious. He was the Supreme Commander of the army. He established …show more content…
He also looked after the control of the royal body guards and etiquettes in the court.
Chief Qazi:
He was the head of the judicial department. Other important high officials who assisted the king were Mir Atish who supervised the artillery, Daroga-i-Taksal, supervisor of royal mint and Daroga-i-Daak, supervisor of the mail.
Mansabdari System:
The Mansab is an Arabic word meaning rank or position or status. Thus Mansabdari was a system in which the rank of a government official was determined. Every civil and military official was given a mansab and was called a Mansabdar. There were two methods of making payments to the nobles. One was giving them Jagirs (land) wherefrom they got their salaries. The second was making cash payment. In the Mansabdari system no Jagirs were granted for the purpose of paying salaries. A mansabdar got his salary from the royal treasury.
Land Revenue System:
Todar Mai, the revenue minister of Akbar played an important role in devising and introducing a very effective and efficient land revenue and record system.
There were three systems of land revenue:
(1) The Zabti system
(2) The Ghalla-Bakshi …show more content…
Loans:
Farmers could get loans easily from the state which could be paid in easy annual installments.
7. Remission of revenue:
In bad seasons, remissions of revenues were granted to the farmers.
8. Records:
Farmers were issued receipts for all the payments made by them. A record of all the holdings and liabilities of every farmer was maintained.
9. Revenue officials:
For the assessment and collection of revenue, a large number of officers like the Amil, Bitikchi, Qanungo, Muqaddam and Patwari were appointed. The Zabti system proved very useful both to the state and the farmers. The system was for ten years. The system on the one hand determined the income of the government and on the other hand enabled the farmers to know clearly how much revenue they had to pay to the government.
Now the farmers had direct link with the government and they were saved from the excesses and tyrannies of the landlords and the jagirdars. The revenue officials were instructed not to be harsh with the farmers. The farmers could deposit the land revenue direct to the treasury.
Other systems of the land revenue:
According to the Batai or Ghalla- Bakshi system, the producer of the farmers was divided between the