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    Mughal Zagir means

    A Giving cash salary to Mansabdar Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Providing rent free land Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Giving officer a right to revenue Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D ZamindarтАЩs property Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Mughal Zagir was a piece of land held by the mansabdar which was granted by the Sultan. Mansabdars were given control over an area of land, a ‘Zagir’ whose revenue was to be used for maintaining troops; if not given a ‘Zagir’ they were paid in cash through a complicated accounting system, with deductions for various things including ‘the rising of the moon’.

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