This presentation is about Nature and Concept of Mughal empire state

1. Nature and Concept of Mughal
State

3. • The Mughal Empire self-designated as
Gurkani was a Persianate empire
extending over large parts of the Indian
subcontinent and ruled by a dynasty of
Chagatai-Turkic origin.

4. The Mughal empire was an empire that at its greatest territorial
extent ruled parts of what is todays Afghanistan,Pakistan,and
most of the indian subcontinent,then known as Hindustan
between 1526 and 1707.
The empire was founded by the Timurid leader babur in1526.
‘’Mughal’’ is the persian word for ‘’Mongol’’.
The Mughal state in India was largely a continuation of
Turkish state in various aspects

5.  King was the head of the state.
 Fountain of law and protecter of
subjects.
 Mughal state was a combination of
Indian and extra Indian elements or
more correctly,a perso –Arabic system
in Indian setting.

6. Nature of Mughal state
• Eminent historians have analysed the character and nature of Mughal
state.
• It is sometimes dubbed as oriental despotism,autocracy or a theocracy.
• A recent study described it as a patrimonial bureaucratic empire.
• In the patrimonial kingdom there was little difference between the state
(mughal)and household officials(manzil).

9. Central Administration

10.  Next to the emperoe,theoretically at
the head of admn was the Wakil.
 The Wazir,(Diwan-i-kul or Diwan
Ala)was head of financial
administration of the empire.
 The ruling class or nobility.
 Army head was Mir bakshi.
 Royal palace caretaker Mir-Zaman.

12. Provincial Government
Provinces(Subhas) -
Subahdar
Sarkars -
Foujdar
Parganas -
Shikdar
Village -
Village meetings

13. • Law and Administration of Justice.
• Revenue Administaration.
• Army.
• Mansabdari System.
• Jagirdari System.
• Socity under Mughals.
• The Middle strata.
• Common people.
• Economic Condition.

14. Law and Administration of Justice
The
emperor
was the
supreme
court of
appeal.
There was
no written
Law and
followed
quranic law.
The mughal
emperor
had a great
sence of
justice.
Jahangir
had
established
the famous
chain of
justice.
The Qazi or
Sadar
headed the
judiciary.

15. The Qazi-ul-
Quzatbwas the
chief judge
under whom
functioned
Qazis at various
levels.
Sadr-us-Sudur
or the chief
Sadr supervised
grants to the
pious and holy
men and tried
cases relating
to them.

16. Revenue Administration
• The Revenue under mughals was broadly
classified as imperial and provincial.

17. Army
 The mughal Army was formed of mansabdars.
 Dakhilis were supplementary troopers placed under
the command of Mansabdars.
 A special class of horsemen called Ahadis were
troopers round the person of the emperor who owed
allegiance to none but himself.

18. Mansabdari System
o Mansab in persian means place or position.
o Akbar was introduced the Mughal
mansabdari system.

19. Mansab
Zat Sawar

20. Jagirdari System
• Jagir or Tuyal was the land assighned by mughal
administration to its mansabdars in lieu of salary due from
the state.
• The mansabdar would realise the revenue equal to his
demand (Talab)as salary.

21. Mughal emperors family tree
• https://youtu.be/zu5UcqvY1Cg

22. Pictures of Mughal empire
Agra Fort

24. 1. Paintings of
Mughal empire
2. Crown of Mughal
empire
3. Swords
4. Glass vessels

25. Taj Mahal
Red Fort
Delhi Juma Masjid

26. Presented by
Safiya.M
B.Ed. Social Science
Zainab Memorial Collage of
Teacher Education,
Kasaragod,kerala,india