History · Administration and Economy
UGC NET June 2024 History (Re-Exam Shift-I)
During the Mughal period, the ministry of 'Diwan-i-Buyutat' was concerned with which of the following?
AMilitary accounting
BCavalry
CCourt etiquette
DKarkhanas (state-governed factories) ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Karkhanas (state-governed factories) — The answer is the karkhanas, the state-governed factories.
Explanation
★The answer is the karkhanas, the state-governed factories.
★During the Mughal period the Diwan-i-Buyutat was concerned with the karkhanas.
★Its head was called the Mir-i-Saman.
★The Mir-i-Saman had independent charge of the organisation and management of the factories.
★These factories manufactured items chiefly for the emperor and the royal household.
★So the ministry dealt with the karkhanas, not with cavalry or court etiquette.
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