Most Hindus like Akbar over Aurangzeb for his multi-ethnic court where Hindus were favored. Historian Shri Sharma states that while Emperor Akbar had fourteen Hindu Mansabdars (high officials) in his court, Aurangzeb actually had 148 Hindu high officials in his court. (Ref: Mughal Government) But this fact is somewhat less known
RE:LIES AGAINST EMPEROR AURANGZEB
by Secular Indian on Mar 13, 2007 03:56 AM Permalink
Most of these mansubdars were on the administrative side, they had to have notional posts in the Mughal military as for pay and status, nothing else. If just shows that Muslims had fewer educated/literate numbers and Hindus were necessary for the functioning of the empire. Aurangzeb couldn't take them on all at once.
