fawjdār

▪ Mughal official

      in India, under the Mughals, an executive head of a district (sarkar). The fawjdār was responsible for law and order, held police powers and criminal jurisdiction, and commanded irregular levies for the maintenance of peace. The name was also used for the āmil, or chief officer of a subdistrict, or pargana. Under the British the term was used for the head of the district police.

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