What was Zat ranking in Mansabdari System?
Zat was a numerical value which determined the rank and salary in the Mughal Empire. Certain aspects were there in Zat ranking which is given below : Nobles with a Zat of 5,000 were ranked higher than those of 1,000. There were 29 mansabdars with a rank of 5,000 Zat in the reign of Akbar. The number of mansabdars was increased to 79 by Aurangzeb’s reign. More number of mansabdars meant more burden of expenditure on State exchequer.
