Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India c6.s2.8

c6.s2.8

The king's court, palace and household also had an elaborate administrative set up of its own.⁷⁵ The provincial government was a miniature replica of the central. The governors were called Walis and Muqtis. An expert in accounts called Sahib-i-Diwan was appointed in each province. He kept the local revenue records and submitted them to the Wazir. The army maintained by the governors and garrison commanders was subject to control and inspection by the provincial Ariz, who was responsible to the central government. Similarly, administrative arrangement of *parganas*, *shiqqs* and later *sarkars* was also clearly laid down. During the Mughal period, some new offices were created while nomenclatures of some others were changed.⁷⁶ The administrative system also got the stamping of the Chingezi Yasas and the Institutes of Timur.⁷⁷