What Does Jagirdar Do?

A jagir (IAST: Jāgīr), also spelled as jageer, was a type of feudal land grant in the Indian subcontinent at the foundation of its Jagirdar (Zamindar) system. ... The conditional jagir required the governing family to maintain troops and provide their service to the state when asked.

Who is known as Jagirdars?

The Mughal officers who received land grants (jaigir) were known as jagirdars. There sole duty was that of revenue collection. The mansabdars who were paid in the form of cash was known as 'Naqdi' and those who were paid through land were called Jagirdars.

What is the Jagirdari system?

The jagirdari system was a system that allotted jagirs to jagirdars or landlords in return for the services rendered by them to the Mughal empire. All Mughal nobles and mansabdars were paid through an asignment of jagir.