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Question
Answer In 100-150 words
Discuss the major features of Mughal provincial administration. How did the centre control the provinces?
Solution
(i) The head of the provincial administration was the governor (subadar). He reported directly to the emperor.
(ii) Each sub was divided into Sarkar,
(iii) The local administration was looked after at the level of the pargana pargana (sub-district) by three semi-hereditary officers, the Qanungo (keeper of revenue records), the Chaudhuri (in charge of revenue collection) and the Qazi.
(iv) Each department of administration maintained a large support staff of clerks, accountants, auditors, messengers, and other functionaries who were technically qualified officials, functioning in accordance with standardized rules and procedures, and generating copious written orders and records.
