Which one among the following statements about the Mansabdari system is correct?

The Mansabdari system was a unique administrative and military system introduced by the Mughal Emperor Akbar to organize the nobility and the army. Statement C is correct as the rank and salary of a mansabdar were determined by a dual numerical designation: Zat and Sawar.

• Zat: Indicated the personal status, position in the imperial hierarchy, and the salary of the officer.
• Sawar: Indicated the specific number of cavalrymen (sawars) the mansabdar was required to maintain for service.

Other statements are incorrect because:

• Mansabs were granted to officers, not to every common trooper (refuting A).
• The system was not hereditary; appointments and promotions were based on merit and the Emperor's discretion (refuting B).
• Mansabdars were paid either through land revenue assignments (Jagirs) or in cash (Naqdi) (refuting D).