What is meant by Zat and Sawar ranks in Mansabdari system?
Zat was numerical value which determined the rank and salary in Mughal Empire. Certain points were there in Zat ranking which are 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 had increased to 79 in Aurangzeb’s reign. More number of mansabdars meant more burden of expenditure on State exchequer. Sawar was a rank of officer which indicated the number of horsemen h: was required to maintain m service. •
