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Aurangzeb's Bureaucracy: The Mansabdari System Under Strain
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore the inner workings of Aurangzeb's Mughal bureaucracy, focusing on the mansabdari system—the intricate ranking of nobles that underpinned the empire's military and administrative structure. Drawing on sources like the Maasir-i-Alamgiri and the Fatawa-e-Alamgiri, they discuss how the emperor's relentless expansion in the Deccan strained this system to breaking point. The conversation covers the rise and fall of key mansabdars like Zulfikar Khan and Asad Khan, the problem of jagir assignments in a cash-starved empire, and…
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