HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Kazis
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Faujdar
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Kotwal
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Wazir
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most of king’s powers in urban areas were exercised by the kotwal, a secular functionary of the police, responsible under the Mughals for the peace of cities and towns.
Detailed explanation-2: -The kotwal (from kot, fort; wal, keeper) was the chief of the city police. His main function was to maintain peace and social discipline and to keep the city clean environmentally. The ain-i-akbari of Abul Fazl describes in details the powers and functions of the City Kotwal.
Detailed explanation-3: -[[221]] The judicial courts provided by the Mughals were principally of two types-secular and ecclesiastical. Except during the reign of Aurangzeb, the principal courts for settlement of disputes were presided over by the emperor, the governors, and other executive officers.