Question

Who introduced the Duh-Aspah Sih-Aspah system?
1. Shah Jahan
2. Akbar
3. Jahangir
4. Aurangzeb

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Jahangir

The correct answer is Jahangir.

• Jahangir introduced the Duh-Aspah Sih-Aspah system.
• It is a system whereby the selected nobles could be allowed to maintain a larger quota of troopers, without raising their Zat rank.
• The system was popular as 'du-aspah' (a trooper with two horses) or 'sih-aspah' (a trooper with three horses) system.
• This was the du-aspah sih-aspah system which implied that a mansabdar holding this -rank had maintained and was paid for double the quota of troopers indicated by his sawar rank.
• Thus, a mansabdar holding a zat rank of 3000, and 3000 sawars du-aspah sih-aspah would be required to maintain 6000 troopers.

Shah Jahan	He was the 5th Mughal emperor, coming after Babur, Humayun, Akbar, and Jahangir, his father. His mother was Princess Nur Jahan, a woman who had taken power over her husband during the last years of his reign, at a time when he had fallen into the grip of drugs. The Taj Mahal, the Moti Mahal in Agra, and the Red Fort and Jama Masjid in Delhi were built by Shah Jahan.
Akbar	The great ruler of the Mughal Dynasty. He abolished jajiya tax in 1564. He set up Fatepursikri. Transfer the capital from Agra to Fatehpur Sikri in 1571. Founded Ibadat khana, a house of worship for all religions in 1575. Founded Din-I-Ilahi in 1582. Akbar appointed Tansen of Gwalior, in his court for music. The navaratnas in Akbar’s court are- Abul Fazl, Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Birbal, Mulla Do-Piyaza Faizi, Raja Man Singh, Raja Todar Mal, Fakir Aziao-Din and Tansen.
Aurangzeb	He was the last seriously notable Mughal emperor. He was called Darvesh or a Zinda Pir. Aurangzeb built Biwi ka Makbara on the tomb of his queen Rabaud-Durani at Aurangabad, Moti Mahal within Red Fort at Delhi, and the Jami or Badshahi Mosque at Lahore.