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What was the mansabdari system? What were its disadvantages?

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The Mansabdari system was a grading system used by the Mughal rulers to fix the rank and salary of a Mansabdar. They were nobles who occupied various positions in the administration of the Mughal Empire. They were appointed and dismissed by the Mughal Emperor.
Disadvantage of Mansabdari System
(i) Misuse of money: The mansabdars too became cunning. They produced and displayed the horses at the time of inspection by borrowing them from the adjoining neighbourhood. The administration had to undergo a heavy loss in it. The soldiers were not available at the opportune occasion. They had to face a heavy financial astringency.
(ii) Loyalty of the soldiers: The soldiers held loyalty towards the mansabdars alone who they thought was their immediate boss and disbursing authority and not towards the emperor.

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