Mughal Administration c7.s5: § 5. Duties of the Diwan of Tankha.
Mughal Administration c7.s5
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§ 5. Duties of the Diwan of Tankha.
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The *Diwan-i-tan* dealt with the following matters [Z. 34*b*—36*a* ; D. 89*b*—90*b*] :
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(A) Requiring submission to the Emperor : Whatever appertained to the subjects of jagirs and cash *tankhā*. Facts relating to zamindars. *Daul* of the jagirs of subahdārs. Records of arrears. *Awārija* of the parganahs. *Taujih* of the jagirdars. Ranks of the mansabdārs.
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(B) Orders (*parwānahs*) relating to the granting (*tankhā*) of jagir, cash salary, fixed salaries of workmen and the people of the *tahvils*,—on complaints and for investigation of the matters reported in the news-letters,—orders for the attachment of jāgirs [in the case of officers who] have been transferred from a parganah,—orders for the recovery of advances made to mansabdars.
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(C) Sheets to be signed—the *siāha* of jāgirs, the grant of aid (*musā‘idat*), sheets of the demand for the restitution of advances, requests.
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(D) Permits (*dastaks*) for grant (*tankhā*) of cash and grant of aid.
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(E) After the Emperor had signed the rolls (*tumārs*) of arrears and of officers whose pay was due (*talbdār*), the High Diwan should attest with his signature the copy of the Emperor's writing on these papers. Imperial orders (*āhkām*) should be communicated immediately to the offices of the Bakhshi and others. The audit-reports [or settlements of accounts] should be brought by the mustaufis of jagirdars, *iyuz-i-jāgir*, and advance-treasury, [to the Diwan] for signature.
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The *daul* of cash payment should be signed by the Diwan-i-tan. On the sheets of branding and verification of cavalry he should write ‘approved’.
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On the abstract-memos of the salaries of workmen he should write ‘From such a date in such a year pay cash tankha.’
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The memos of the mansabdars and others should be reported to the Emperor a second time, for confirmation ; on them the diwan should write ‘Truly compare [with the original.]’
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(F) *Aima* and other things—farmāns, memos, parwanahs for grant of subsistence allowance (*madad-i-māsh*). Keep them in the office of the news-letters of the provinces etc.
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(G) The writing office—farmāns in terms of the Emperor’s dictation,—parwānahs ‘by order’ (*hasb-ul-hukm*).