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‘The officer corps of the Mughals were described as bouquet of flowers held together by loyalty to the emperor.’ Justify the statements with suitable arguments
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Solution
The officer cops of the Mughals
- The Mughal nobility was comprised of Iranis, Turanis, Afghans,Rajputs, Deccanis, etc
- The Mughal nobility were the main pillars of Mughal state
- The Mughal nobility was chosen from different groups, both religiously and ethnicity to ensure a balance of power between the various groups.
- They were described as guldasta or a bouquet of flowers in the official chronicles
- It signified their unity, held together by loyalty towards the Mughal emperor
- All nobles were ranked or were allotted mansabs comprising of zat and sawar
- The nobles were also required to perform military service for the emperor
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