Subahdar was one of the designations of a governor of aSubah (province)[1] during theKhalji dynasty of Bengal,Mamluk dynasty,Khalji dynasty,Tughlaq dynasty, and theMughal era who was alternately designated as Sahib-i-Subah or Nazim. The word,Subahdar is ofPersian origin.[2] The Subahdar was the head of the Mughal provincial administration. He was assisted by the provincialDiwan,Bakhshi,Faujdar,Kotwal,Qazi,Sadr,Waqa-i-Navis,Qanungo andPatwari.[3] The Subahdars were normally appointed from among the Mughal princes or the officers holding the highestmansabs (ranks).
^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.
