Sipah-abadi
Topic: Mughal Agrarian Society and Economy · NCERT: Class 12, Ch 4 "Peasants, Zamindars and the State"
Meaning
Sipah-abadi is the second daftar (book) of the Ain-i Akbari. It covers military and civil administration and the system of servants. It also gives notes and short life sketches of imperial officers (mansabdars), learned men, poets and artists. It is a major source on who ran Akbar's empire.
Example
Abu'l Fazl completed the Ain-i Akbari in 1598. Its sipah-abadi describes Akbar's mansabdars, the ranked officers who kept a fixed number of troops, and gives sketches of the poets and artists at his court.
Don't confuse with
- Manzil-abadi: the first book, on the imperial household.
- Mulk-abadi: the third book, on revenue and the twelve provinces.
Related concepts
- Flow of silver into India
- Silver rupya
- Hundi
- Banjaras
- Mahajan
- Nagarsheth
- Urbanisation in Mughal India
- Urban professional classes
- Manzil-abadi
- Mulk-abadi