Features of the mansabdari system in the Mughal Empire during the reign of padishah Akbar

Vasilenko Taras

the purpose of the study is to determine the key features of the mansabdari system and track the causes of its occurrence based on factual material from narrative sources. The article reveals the principles of organization of the Mughal army during the reign of padishah Akbar. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the author's view of the reasons for the emergence of the mansabdari system in medieval India and the analysis of the features of the mansabdari system during the reign of Akbar. As a result of the study, it was found that the mansabdari system was a kind of attempt to combine the state and military traditions of the Delhi Sultanate with the principles of organizing the troops of the Genghisid and Timurid empires.

Keywords:Akbar's reforms; Mughal Empire; padishah Akbar; mansabdari; mansabdar.