Faujdar
Faujdār, also written fawjdār , referred to in the Mughal Empire since the reforms of Todar Mal an administrative officer of the second level, who usually controlled a district called Sarkar . His tasks were primarily police, he was also a troop leader. He was also a judge in criminal matters. Subordinate was the Thānādār.
In the border area of Bengal , the title mostly referred to a purely military post. There it was also possible for the incumbents to enrich themselves by participating in the export of goods, since they had the necessary “persuasive power” to lower purchase prices. During colonial times , the title often meant a police officer at the district level or a native criminal judge at the lower level.
etymology
The name is derived from the Arabic fauj troop, to which the Persian ending -dār "(official) holder" was added.
Derivatives
- Faujdārī: the office, or the tax collected to cover expenses.
- Faujdār-awāb: taxes and duties levied to cover expenses by the Zamindari .
- Faujdārī-Ādālat: the relevant criminal court ("district court"), also used during colonial times until the 1880 in the presidencies of Bombay and Madras, then often faujdary.
- Fara-faujdārī: Fines imposed.
- Fauj- jagir : lands whose taxes are used to pay the police forces.
- Fauj-sibandi: police forces, militia.