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Faujdar

फ़ौजदार

said fauj-DAAR

also written: faujdar, foujdar

Meaning

A Mughal officer in charge of policing, law and order, and military command over a sarkar or group of parganahs.

Literally: holder of the army (force)

Related words

A lord, master, or chief; a respectful term of address ('My Lord'); also government, the state.

The chief officer of police and law in a city under royal authority.

The officer in charge of a thana, a local police or military post.