However, in other periods the muqaddams "were prosperous enough to ride on costly Arabi and Iraqi horses, wear fine clothes, and behave like members of the upper classes". Over time, muqaddams and chowdhurys took on the characteristics of landed gentry in their respective localities, with some even attaining the status of Zamindars during the Mughal period. Muqaddams could be dispossessed of their status by the state.
However, in other periods the muqaddams "were affluent enough to ride on expensive Arabi and Iraqi horses, wear luxurious attire, and behave like members of the upper classes". Over time, muqaddams and chowdhurys adopted the characteristics of landed nobility in their respective regions, with some even attaining the status of Zamindars during the Mughal era. Muqaddams could be stripped of their status by the state.