The Mughal rulers appointed the members of different classes in the administration. These appointees were known as Mansabdars under the Mansabdari system, court used to fix the post, income and the position of a Mansabdar. Mansabdar belonged to the civil and military departments of the country.
There were many categories of Zat and Sawar Mansabdar.
1. The first category: Mansabdars held equal Zat and Sawar i.e. 5000/5000.
2. The second category: Their sawar mansab was more than the half of their zat mansab i. e. 5000/3000.
3. The third category: They held their sawar mansab less than the half of their zat mansab i.e. 5000/2000.
Mansabdars were appointed by the Mughal emperors on their own or on the recommendation of the Mir Bakshi. There were 33 categories of the Mansabdars during the reign of Akbar. Its rank was from 10 to 10,000. These could be appointed in any department. They were given their salaries according to their ranks.