ABSTRACT:
This paper examines a comparative analysis of Ottoman bureaucratic practices and their impacts on Mughal statecraft, with particular attention paid to the political and administrative frameworks that characterised the two great empires. The Ottoman Empire’s advanced structures of military organisation, fiscal administration, and central governance had a significant impact on the administrative practices of the Mughal Empire. This paper will compare and contrast the bureaucracies of the two empires by studying primary sources, including court documents and memoirs, and secondary literature about them. It brings out the Ottoman timar and devshirme systems and compares them to the Mughal mansabdar and land revenue systems. Furthermore, it explores how the Ottoman administrative reforms, including the Tanzimat, influenced Mughal rule, and especially the legal and military adjustments in the Mughal Empire. Its results highlight the depth of the Ottoman influences on Mughal statecraft and provide new information regarding the cross-cultural factors that contributed to the formation of governance in early modern Muslim empires.
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Ashraful Islam Ahmed. Ottoman Administrative Models and Their Reflections in Mughal Statecraft: A Comparative Historical Analysis. Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 2026;17(3):159-8. doi: 10.52711/2321-5828.2026.00031
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