Was the Mughal Empire governed by a feudal system?

The Mughal empire was part way between a feudal system and a centralized system. They were certainly more centralized than the previous kingdoms of India both Hindu and Muslim alike , however they were far less centralized than any of the contemporary western states and even many east asian states. read more

The Mughal Empire was not governed under a feudal setup. The striking features of feudalism are absent under the Mughal Empire. The empirical structure of the Mughal regime was setup on a bureaucratic setup which consisted of mansabdars who worked as officials under the regime and were paid in the form of either cash or jagirs. read more

Thus the Indian feudal system cannot be compared with that of Europe. In fact, there were some changes in the social system of India at that period where in there was an inter mixing or interaction between the Brahmanical ideology and the tribal culture and following this interaction the tribal life was greatly influenced by the agrarian rural economy of those days. read more

Mughal Society. Society in Mughal times was organized on a feudal basis and the head of the social system was Emperor. He enjoyed an unparallel status. He was the ultimate authority in everything. Next in rank were the nobility along the zamindars.The Mughal nobles monopolized most of the jobs in the country. read more