Subahdar

 ( Government Of The Mughal Empire ) 

Subahdar was one of the designations of a governor of a Subah (province)George Clifford Whitworth. Subah. An Anglo-Indian Dictionary: A Glossary of Indian Terms Used in English, and of Such English Or Other Non-Indian Terms as Have Obtained Special Meanings in India. London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co. 1885. p. 301. 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 language origin. The Subahdar was the head of the Mughal provincial administration. He was assisted by the provincial Diwan, Bakhshi, Faujdar, Kotwal, Qadi, Sadr, Waqa-i-Navis, Qanungo and Patwari.Mahajan V.D. (1991, reprint 2007). History of Medieval India, Part II, New Delhi: S. Chand, , p.236 The Subahdars were normally appointed from among the Mughal princes or the officers holding the highest Mansabdar (ranks).