History · Medieval India - Mughal State Polity
Which of the following statements accurately illustrates the practical functioning of the Mughal Empire as a 'patrimonial bureaucratic' state, where theoretical centralization was structurally tempered?
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- 1The imperial administration established centralized control at the periphery by granting the provincial subadar absolute authority over the diwan.
- 2The absolute authority of the central apparatus was practically balanced by the co-optation of autonomous chieftains, influence of zamindars, and bifurcation of provincial powers.✓
- 3The frequent transfers of jagirdars successfully eradicated the historical influence of local zamindars, creating a direct linear chain of command.
- 4Theoretical centralization was enforced by completely abolishing the semi-autonomous status of regional chieftains and universally imposing the Zabti system.
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The absolute authority of the central apparatus was practically balanced by the co-optation of autonomous chieftains, influence of zamindars, and bifurcation of provincial powers.
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