Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 78.5.3

78.5.3

From the time of Alla-ood-Deen Shah to the present reign, it had been the custom to leave all the forts in each province, in the hands of the governor, or turufdar, who appointed his own commandant and garrison. In consequence of this arrangement, the governors of provinces had sometimes rebelled, and it had frequently been found difficult to reduce them to subjection. By the new regulation one fortress alone was left in the governor's hands, in which he might, if he chose, reside; but the remainder were entrusted to officers and troops distinctly appointed by the King, and paid from head-quarters.