Q. How the Tankha Jagir was different from Watan Jagir during Aurangzeb's reign?
- While Tankha jagirs were transferable every three or four years, watan jagirs remained hereditary and non-transferable.
- While Tankha jagirs involved obligation of some predefined services to emperor, watan jagirs remained free of any obligation of service
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Notes: There were generally four types of revenue assignments-jagirs which were given in lieu of pay, were known as tankha jagir; jagirs given to a person on certain conditions were called mashrut jagirs; jagirs which involved no obligation of service and were independent of rank were called in'am jagirs, and jagis which were assigned to zamindars (chieftains) in their homelands, were called watan jagirs. Under Jahangir, some Muslim nobles were given jagirs resembling watan jagir called al-tamgha. Tankha jagirs were transferable every three or four years, whereas watan jagirs remained hereditary and non-transferable. Sometimes, watan jagir was converted into khalisa for a certain period as Aurangzeb did in the case of Jodhpur in 1679. When a zamindar or a tributary chief was made a mansabdar, he was given jagir tankha, apart from his watan jagir, at another place if the salary of his rank was more than the income from his watan jagir. Maharaja Jaswant Singh, holding watan jagir in Marwar, held jagir tankha in Hissar.