The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c18.109

v4.c18.109

The reign shows no new developments in administrative matters. Under Jahāngīr both finance and general administration had deteriorated and Shāh Jahān was largely occupied in restoring stability and efficiency. His chief measure was a reduction in the gross emoluments of the higher officials coupled with a clearer definition of the number of troops they were required to maintain, and its effect seems to have been to produce a real force instead of one merely on paper, while it left the officials with a better margin of pay.