Mughal Administration c8.s4.14

c8.s4.14

In short, the faujdar, as his name means, was only the commander of a military force stationed in the country to put down smaller rebellions, disperse or arrest robber-gangs, take cognizance of all violent crimes, and make demonstrations of force to overawe opposition to the revenue authorities or the criminal judge or the censor. [His functions are briefly described in *Ain*, ii. 40—41 and *Storia*, ii. 450—451.]