To whom is the credit given for the introduction of monthly (Month Scale) jagirs in the Mansabdari system?
The credit for introducing Monthly (Month Scale) Jagirs is given to Shah Jahan. This system emerged due to the huge gap between the Jama (estimated revenue) and Hasil (actual revenue) of land. The Mansabdar was assigned a jagir whose revenue was scaled down to cover only a certain number of months of the year. The correct answer is (D) Shah Jahan.
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Shah Jahan introduced the system of Monthly (Month Scale) Jagirs to cope with the severe imbalance in the Jagirdari system. Due to continuous expansion and corruption, the Jama (estimated income) of the assigned land often far exceeded the Hasil (actual collection). Shah Jahan mandated that a Jagirdar receive revenue equivalent to only a fraction of the year (e.g., six-month scale), directly addressing the fiscal crisis by rationally reducing the paper value of the grants and linking pay closer to reality.