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'''Faujdar''' was a military officer (whatever might be the rank) in charge of an army under the command of a chief during the pre-Mughal period. But in the Mughal period, [[Akbar|akbar]] first systematised the rank and position of the ''faujdar'' as a provincial officer. He divided the empire into provinces, called ''subah''s, each [[Subah|subah]] was under the administrative control of a ''subahdar'' (also called ''sipah salar'', later ''nazim''). Each province or subah was again divided into sarkars and ''[[Pargana|pargana]]''s. The officer posted over the administration of the ''sarkar'' was called a faujdar. The system continued till the end of the Mughal period. In the ''[[Ain-i-Akbari|ain-i-akbari]]'' the duties and functions of the faujdar have been enumerated. [Abdul Karim] | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:47, 24 August 2021
Faujdar was a military officer (whatever might be the rank) in charge of an army under the command of a chief during the pre-Mughal period. But in the Mughal period, akbar first systematised the rank and position of the faujdar as a provincial officer. He divided the empire into provinces, called subahs, each subah was under the administrative control of a subahdar (also called sipah salar, later nazim). Each province or subah was again divided into sarkars and parganas. The officer posted over the administration of the sarkar was called a faujdar. The system continued till the end of the Mughal period. In the ain-i-akbari the duties and functions of the faujdar have been enumerated. [Abdul Karim]
