HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
Question
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Faujdar
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Mansabdar
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Kotwal
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Amin
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the Mughal rule, Faujdar was responsible for maintaining law and order, functioning the police duties, executed the royal decrees and regulations at the district level.
Detailed explanation-2: -Darogas (also spelled darogha or daroghah) were police officials in the Mughal Empire and the British Raj.
Detailed explanation-3: -Faujdar under the Mughals was an office that combined the functions of a military commander along with judicial and land revenue functions. However, the term faujdar contained pre-Mughal origins. During those times, the term referred to a military officer but did not refer to a specific rank.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mughal Emperor Babur was the first to come to India in the year 1526. Following him, many other rulers conquered different areas of the country and extended their empire. Officers appointed in the civil and military posts of the Mughal empire were known as Mansabdars.
Detailed explanation-5: -Mansabdars were officers in Mughal administration. Those nobles who joined Mughal service were enrolled as mansabdars. The term mansabdar refers to an individual who holds a mansab (rank). The Mansabdars were appointed to all civil and military posts.