HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Shikadar
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Mansabdar
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Kasi
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Faujdar
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Detailed explanation-1: -For administrative convenience Sher Shah divided his whole empire into 47 divisions called sarkars (Sher Shah did not divide his kingdom into provinces), and these were again subdivided into smaller administrative units called parganas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ans: There were almost four central departments in the era o Sher Shah such as Diwan-i-arz (Department of Military), Diwan-i-Risalat (Department for foreign and religious affairs), Diwan-i-Insha (Royal Secretariat), and Diwan-i-wijarat (Department of Finance).
Detailed explanation-3: -The Sultan was the highest judicial authority in the state and Sher Shah held his court every Wednesday in the evening. Next to him was the chief Qazi who was the head of the department of justice.