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Under the mansabdari system, rank and salary were fixed by a numerical value called:

AZat
BZabt
CSadr
DSuba
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Zat
1. A zat of 5,000 outranked 1,000. 2. Zat fixed rank and salary. 3. Sawar fixed the cavalry to be kept. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts II, Chapter 4, The Mughal Empire._
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