[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Mughal Administration](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1920) › c7.s5 # Mughal Administration c7.s5: § 5. Duties of the Diwan of Tankha. Mughal Administration c7.s5 - **Language:** English ### § 5. Duties of the Diwan of Tankha. ### [c7.s5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1920.c7.s5.1) The \*Diwan-i-tan\* dealt with the following matters \[Z. 34\*b\*—36\*a\* ; D. 89\*b\*—90\*b\*\] : ### [c7.s5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1920.c7.s5.2) (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. ### [c7.s5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1920.c7.s5.3) (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. ### [c7.s5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1920.c7.s5.4) (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. ### [c7.s5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1920.c7.s5.5) (D) Permits (\*dastaks\*) for grant (\*tankhā\*) of cash and grant of aid. ### [c7.s5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1920.c7.s5.6) (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. ### [c7.s5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1920.c7.s5.7) 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’. ### [c7.s5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1920.c7.s5.8) On the abstract-memos of the salaries of workmen he should write ‘From such a date in such a year pay cash tankha.’ ### [c7.s5.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1920.c7.s5.9) 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 \[with the original.\]’ ### [c7.s5.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1920.c7.s5.10) (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. ### [c7.s5.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1920.c7.s5.11) (G) The writing office—farmāns in terms of the Emperor’s dictation,—parwānahs ‘by order’ (\*hasb-ul-hukm\*). --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1920.c7.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1920.c7.s5) · Pramāṇa