Subahdar
Governor of a province during the Mughal era / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the current military rank, see Subedar.
Subahdar, also known as Nazim or in English as a "Subah",[1] was one of the designations of a governor of a Subah (province) during the Khalji dynasty of Bengal, Mamluk dynasty, Khalji dynasty, Tughlaq dynasty, and the Mughal era who was alternately designated as Sahib-i-Subah or Nazim. The word, Subahdar is of Persian origin.[2] The Subahdar was the head of the Mughal provincial administration. He was assisted by the provincial Diwan, Bakhshi, Faujdar, Kotwal, Qazi, Sadr, Waqa-i-Navis, Qanungo and Patwari.[3] The Subahdars were normally appointed from among the Mughal princes or the officers holding the highest mansabs (ranks).