Mughal Administration c5.s3.5

c5.s3.5

Now, this was exactly the relation between the *subahdar* or provincial governor and the *diwan* or revenue chief of the province. A concrete illustration of the official antagonism between the two and their mutual recriminations to their master—for, it was the duty of each, in the words of Prof. Becker, "to keep a strict watch over the other,"—can be found in the account of the History of Orissa in the 17th century, based on contemporary official papers, published in my *Studies in Aurangzib's Reign*, xiv §15.