Mughal Administration c9.s6.4

c9.s6.4

''The *āmin*'s work is to cause the kingdom to be cultivated. Before the commencement of the season of cultivation, he should take from the *qānungo*es the preceding ten years' papers of the revenue assessment and area of the villages, ride to the villages in company with the kroris, chaudhuris, *qānungo*es and zamindars, inquire into the condition of the villages, as regards their [culturable] area and the actual number of ploughs, compare the area given in the papers of the qanungo with the real area, and if the two do not agree call upon the qanungo to explain the excess (in the case of excess), and censure the headmen (in the case of shortage), saying ‘Why did the qanungo give a false return and why did the headmen tell lies?