INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The principal officer was the governor, called sipah salar under Akbar and nazim under his successors, but popularly known as subahdar and later only as subah./5/ Next to him in official rank, but not in any way under his control, was the provincial diwan, who was in independent charge of the revenues of the province.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Subahdar was the head of the Mughal provincial administration. He was assisted by the provincial Diwan, Bakshi, Faujdar, Kotwal, Qazi, Sadr, Waqa-i-Navis, Qanungo and Patwari. The Subahdars were normally appointed from the Mughal princes or the officers holding the highest mansabs (ranks).

Detailed explanation-3: -Viceroy of the Deccan was the representative of the Mughal emperors in Deccan, Deccan consisted of six Mughal governorates (Subah): Khandesh, Bijapur, Berar, Aurangabad, Hyderabad and Bidar.

Detailed explanation-4: -Murshid Quli Khan-Reign In 1717, Farrukhsiyar bestowed the title of Zafar Khan on Quli Khan and appointed him Subahdar of Bengal, making him the first person to hold both the rank of subahdar and diwan at the same time. He declared himself Nawab of Bengal, becoming the province’s first independent nawab.