Subahdar
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Governor of a province during the Mughal era
For the current military rank, see Subedar.
Subahdar was one of the designations of a governor of a Subah (province)[1] during the Khalji dynasty of Bengal, Mamluk dynasty, Khalji dynasty, Tughlaq dynasty, and the Mughal era who was alternately designated as Sahib-i-Subah or Nazim. The word, Subahdar is of Persian origin.[2] The Subahdar was the head of the Mughal provincial administration. He was assisted by the provincial Diwan, Bakhshi , Faujdar , Kotwal , Qazi , Sadr, Waqa-i-Navis, Qanungo and Patwari .[3] The Subahdars were normally appointed from among the Mughal princes or the officers holding the highest mansabs (ranks).
References
[edit ]- ^ George Clifford Whitworth. Subah. An Anglo-Indian Dictionary: A Glossary of Indian Terms Used in English, and of Such English Or Other Non-Indian Terms as Have Obtained Special Meanings in India. London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co. 1885. p. 301.
- ^ Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Subahdar". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 2015年07月03日. Retrieved 2015年10月27日.
- ^ Mahajan V.D. (1991, reprint 2007). History of Medieval India, Part II, New Delhi: S. Chand, ISBN 81-219-0364-5, p.236
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