In Mughal administration, a district was known as a Sarkar. The empire was divided into Subas (provinces), which were further sub-divided into Sarkars. The Sarkar was the chief administrative and revenue unit, headed by the Faujdar (military commander) and the ...
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‘Anwar-i-Suhaili’ (Lights of Canopus) is the Persian translation of the ancient Indian Sanskrit collection of fables, the Panchatantra. The translation was commissioned during the reign of Emperor Akbar and was initially completed by Husain Ali Waiz Kashifi. It exemplifies the ...