Editing Mansabdar (section)

==Changes introduced by Jahangir and Shah Jahan==
1. Difference in the highest mansab:
After Akbar, higher mansabs were introduced. During [[Jahangir]] and [[Shah Jahan]]'s reigns, the mansab of a prince was raised to 40,000 and 60,000 respectively as against of 12,000 during Akbar's reign.

2. Reduction in the number of soldiers:
Shah Jahan reduced the number of soldiers kept by a mansabdar. Now each mansabdar was required to keep one-third of the original number. Sometimes, it was even reduced to one-fourth or one-fifth.

3. Difference in the categories of mansabdars:
During the time of Jahangir and Shah Jahan, the number of categories"of mansabdars was reduced to 11 as against 33 mentioned by [[Grand vizier|Grand Vizier]] [[Abul Fazl]] in his book ''[[Akbarnama]]''.

4. Relaxation in control:
With Akbar's death, the control exercised over mansabdars became a bit slack.