faujdar
A faujdar was a military commander or provincial governor in Mughal India, responsible for maintaining order and collecting revenue in a district.
The term appears in historical accounts of South Asian administration: The faujdar commanded a garrison of five hundred cavalry.
The position combined military and civil authority under the emperor's delegation.
Stationed military force
- cavalryMounted military force
- infantryGround combat troops
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- fortDefensive military installation
stronghold · commander · battalion · regiment · patrol · campaign · siege · musket
Legal authority's scope
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- law enforcementUpholding legal codes
- revenue collectionSecuring payments owed
peacekeeping · criminal justice · tax collection · district · province · tribunal · decree · mandate
Subordination to a lord
- fiefdomFeudal territory under lord
- land grantGovernment-given real estate
- tributeOffering of respect
- tenureProtected employment status
overlord · peasantry · tenantry · suzerainty · hierarchy · allegiance · homage · estate
Mughal dynasty leader
garrison
Stationed military force
fort · stronghold · commander · battalion · regiment · patrol · campaign · siege · musket · cannon
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- law enforcementUpholding legal codes
revenue collection · peacekeeping · criminal justice · tax collection · district · province · tribunal · decree · mandate · supervision
vassalage
Subordination to a lord
- fiefdomFeudal territory under lord
- land grantGovernment-given real estate
- tributeOffering of respect
tenure · overlord · peasantry · tenantry · suzerainty · hierarchy · allegiance · homage · estate · demesne
Akbar
Mughal dynasty leader
- officialsofficial, officials, bailiff, bureaucrat, congressman
- Mughal Administrationmansabdar, diwan, Akbar, military obligation, land grant
- Indian Militarysepoy, regiment, battalion, brigade, corps
- Royal Courtscaliph, French court, courtier, vizier, courtiers
- Eastern Titlesshah, sultan, emir, amir, khan
- Indian Royaltymaharaja, maharani, raja, nawab, begum