Describe the main features of central and provincial administration
under the Mughals.
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Describe the main features of central and provincial administration
under the Mughals.
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Central Administration under Mughals :
Provincial Administration:
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Central administration: The king was the head of both civil and military administration he was assisted by many officials:
The Wazir was the Prime Minister.
The Diwan was the head of the revenue department.
The Mir Bakshi looked after the military.
The Khan-i-saman attended to the needs of the Royal household.
The Sadr-i sadur Kept a record of grants and donations made by the being.
The Qazi was the chief judge provincial administration.
Provincial Administration:
The empire was divided into provinces called Subas. Each suba was headed by a governor called ‘subadar’. He was the link between his province and the ruler.
Suba was divided into sarkars or districts.
Each sarkar is further divided into many Parganas, which consisted of number of villages. They are taken care by Panchayat.
The ‘Kotwal’ looked after town administration. He performed both police and civil duties. His office was called ‘Kotwali’