MUGHAL ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM -2

Judicial Administration-

•Emperor was the fountainhead of justice and highest appeal lay to him

•Sadr-i-Sudur decided important civil cases especially of a religious character

•Chief Qazi (Qazi-ul-Quzat) was the highest judicial officer

•Main judicial funcationaries

–Mufti: expounded the law

–Qzai: investigated the evidence

–Miradi: delivered the judgement

•Miradi acted as a counterpoise to the Qazi’s influence

Revenue Administration-

•It adhered to the old practices, procedures and traditions of the country

•Revenue Dept under Wazir/Diwan

•Diwans also at the provincial level

•Krori at local level to collect revenue

•Mughal state was essentially a revenue collecting state.

•Bitikchi

               –Land records and deeds

               –First time?

MANSABDAR

Mansabdari System-

•No division between civil and military functions of the state

•The mansabdari system determined the rank, pay-scale and the position of the imperial officer in the royal court in respect of other government officers

Conclusions-

•The monarchy, though benevolent, was backward in its outlook.

•Elements of democracy were conspicuous by their absence.

•It contained no element of self-criticism and endogenous reforms

•Through their administration they installed an element of homogeneity in the governance of the country

•A useful element introduced by them was of compiling and codifying all the records.

•Although it was a muslim state, no discrimination was made in the selection of personnel