1.3 Major Characteristics of Mughal Administration

Mughal Administration

1. How did the Mughals work?
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- The Mughals upheld the earlier traditions in political and administrative matters.
- The Mughal emperor was a perfect 'Autocrat' and the administration was a 'Centralised Autarchy'.
- The king symbolised the state and was the source and centre of all power agencies.
- The Mughal did succeed in building up a monolithic administration.

2. When compared to the Mauryans, how were the Mughals different?
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- When compared to the Mauryans, the Mughals moved in the direction of greater centralisation.
-They did not pay much attention to social services of health and welfare as well as morals which were areas of special concern for the Mauryan kings.
- But the Mughals had an efficient civil service.
- They recognised merit and accepted Hindu intelligentsia in higher civil service.
- Its only drawback was that it was 'Land-Based' which means it was mainly concerned with revenue functions and was a highly urbanised institution.