The Mughal Nobility Under Aurangzeb

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The Mughal Nobility Under Aurangzeb

New Revised Edition

THE MUGHAL NOBILITY UNDER AURANGZEB

PREFACE

THIS book is based on a Ph.D. thesis submitted with the same title to the Aligarh Muslim University in nineteen sixty-one. It has been prepared under the Research Scheme of the Department of History, which made it possible for me to pursue my research for a number of years.

ABBREVIATIONS

INTRODUCTION

NUMERICAL STRENGTH AND COMPOSITION OF THE NOBILITY

COMPOSITION OF THE NOBILITY

Racial and Religious Groups

The Foreign Nobility

THE TURANIS AND IRANIS

THE AFGHANS

INDIAN MUSLIMS

RAJPUTS

DECCANIS

MARATHAS

HINDUS

ORGANISATION OF THE NOBILITY - MANSAB, PAY, CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

ZAT AND SAWAR RANKS

CONDITIONAL RANK ('MASHRUT')

THE DU-ASPA SIH-ASPA RANK

PAY FOR THE RANKS

MONTH-SCALES

DEDUCTIONS FROM PAY

MILITARY OBLIGATION OF MANSABDARS

RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTION

CHAPTER THREE THE JAGIRDARI SYSTEM AND THE NOBILITY

ASSIGNMENT OF JAGIRS

TRANSFER OF JAGIRS

WATAN-JAGIRS

ADMINISTRATION OF JAGIRS

JAGIRDARS AND ZAMINDARS

IMPERIAL CONTROL OVER THE JAGIRDARS

JAGIRDARS AND THE PEASANTS

THE JAGIRDARI SYSTEM AND THE NOBILITY

CRISIS IN THE JAGIRDARI SYSTEM

AURANGZEB AND THE NOBILITY-FIRST PHASE (sixteen fifty-eight to sixty-six)

NOBLES AND POLITICS

AURANGZEB AND THE NOBILITY-SECOND PHASE (sixteen sixty-six to sixty-seven nine)

The Deccan problem and the nobility, sixteen fifty-eight to eighty-nine.

THE DECCAN PROBLEM AND THE NOBILITY seventeen eighty-nine to seventeen zero seven

SUPPORTERS OF DARA SHUKOH IN THE WAR OF SUCCESSION sixteen fifty-eight to fifty-nine.

SUPPORTERS OF AURANGZEB IN THE WAR OF SUCCESSION sixteen fifty-eight to fifty-nine.

Mamuri, one hundred fourteen b; Alamgir Nama, four hundred ninety-nine, five hundred four; Badshah Nama, two, seven hundred thirty-six; Amal-i-Salih, three, four hundred sixty-eight; Aqil Khan, one hu

Mansabdars of five thousand and above

One. Abdur Rahman S/o Nazar Muhammad Khan

Four. Syed Qasim Barha

Three. Mir Abul Ma'ali

Ten. Syed Quli Uzbek

SUPPORTERS OF MURAD BAKHSH IN THE WAR OF SUCCESSION sixteen fifty-eight to fifty-nine.

Six. Rana Gharib Das Sisodia

Five. Syed Hasan Barha

CHAPTER NOBLES AND ADMINISTRATION

COURT ETIQUETTE

TITLES AND DISTINCTIONS

THE SYSTEM OF PRESENTS

MANSABDARS AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE

a laudable ideal, but was practically visualised as the establishment of charitable institutions, famine relief, taqavi loans to the peasants, land and cash grants to scholars and men of religion, etc

NOBLES' CONDUCT IN ADMINISTRATION

naturally shown towards cases of embezzlement-for the imperial treasury was here directly concerned-but it was considered enough if the embezzled money was returned.

CHAPTER SIX NOBLES AND ECONOMIC LIFE

CHAPTER SEVEN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NOBLES

THE NOBLES' CONTINGENTS

PUBLIC WELFARE ACTIVITIES AND CHARITIES

HAREM AND HOUSEHOLD

FINANCIAL CRISIS OF THE NOBILITY

CONCLUSION

LIST OF MANSABDARS OF AURANGZEB HOLDING THE RANKS OF ONE THOUSAND ZAT AND ABOVE.

LIST OF NOBLEŚ

S. No. Name and Title

One - S.N. Name and Title

Overview

This work examines the Mughal nobility under Aurangzeb, addressing historical debates surrounding their composition and the impact of Aurangzeb's policies. It provides a detailed survey of the evidence and seeks to clarify the relationship between religious biases and the structure of the nobility.

Key Points

1The book is a revised edition of a Ph.D. thesis originally published in 1966
2It analyzes the ranks and offices of the Mughal nobility using critical exploration of sources
3The author argues that various factors, not just religious biases, influenced changes in the nobility
4New data on mansab and jagir systems are included to provide updated insights
5The relationship between Mughal nobility and zamindars is critically examined for its historical significance

Details

Authors: M. Athar Ali
Category: Humanities

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