Consider the following statements related to the Mughal Administration 1 nb...........

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Consider the following statements related to the Mughal Administration:

1. The Mughals did not believe in the rule of primogeniture, where the eldest son inherited his father's estate.

2. Mansabdars received their salaries as revenue assignments called 'sairjihat'.

3. Akbar had introduced the Dahasala system of land revenue collection.

Which of the above statements is/are 'incorrect'?

1 and 3 only

2 and 3 only

2 only

1, 2 and 3

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Explanation:

Mansabdars received their salaries as revenue assignments called 'jagirs'.

Subah was the term for a province in the Mughal Empire. The word is derived from Arabic. The governor of a Subah was known as a subahdar (sometimes also referred to as a "Subah"), which later became subedar to refer to an officer in the Indian Army. The subahs were established by padshah (emperor) Akbar during his administrative reforms of 1572–1580; initially they numbered 12, but his conquests expanded the number of subahs to 15 by the end of his reign. Subahs were divided into Sarkars, or districts. Sarkars were further divided into Parganas or Mahals. His successors, most notably Aurangzeb, expanded the number of subahs further through their conquests. As the empire began to dissolve in the early 18th century, many subahs became effectively independent, or were conquered by the Marathas or the British.

The original twelve subahs created as a result of administrative reform by Akbar:

Agra Subah
Ajmer subah
Awadh Subah
Bengal Subah
Bihar Subah
Delhi Subah
Gujarat Subah
Kabul Subah
Illahabad Subah
Lahore Subah
Malwa Subah
Multan Subah