INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MEDIAVAL INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Faujdar and Amalguzar were the chief officials of the ‘Sarkars’ (administrative divisions) in Mughal Period. Amalguzar was related to which of the following operations?
A
Law & Order
B
Revenue
C
Defence
D
Audit and Accounts
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The chief officers of the sarkar were the faujdar and the amalguzar. The faujdar was in-charge of law and order, and the amalguzar was responsible for the assessment and collection of the land revenue. The territories of the empire were classified into jagir, khalsa and inam.

Detailed explanation-2: -The kings or emperors were the central authority of the Mughal administration. The state had mainly four departments and four officers in central administration such as Mir Bakshi; Sadr; diwan; and Mir saman.

Detailed explanation-3: -Amal Guzar They were also known as the revenue collectors. Amal Guzar were people who supervised the officers who were in charge of the revenue administration. The another function of the Amal Guzar other than collecting revenue was to protect the peasantry by punishing robbers and the miscreants.

Detailed explanation-4: -Amalguzar or the revenue collector was the next important officer. Shiqdar maintained the general administration and law and order of Pargana assisted by Amil (revenue collector), Amin (assessor of revenue), Patadar (treasurer), Qanungo (keeper of land record), and Bitikchis (clerks).

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