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Only Turani and Iranians were recruited as mansabdars.

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The above statement is false.
Many diverse groups were recruited as Mansabdars.
The Mughal Empire spread to various regions. As a result, the Mughals needed to assemble diverse groups of people to make ordinary men feel at ease with them. Mansabdars from Indian Muslims, Rajputs, Marathas and other groups joined the Taranis and Iranis. They did so because they wanted to include subcontinental warrior classes in the administration of the mansabdari system. The problems of ordinary people would be better understood by those who live with them.
The Mughals also did not want the people to rebel against them over the issue of Turani and Irani privileges.
The correct statement would be Many diverse groups were recruited as Mansabdars.

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