Mir Bakshi

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Mir Bakshi was a high-ranking Mughal imperial official responsible for military administration and the management of army personnel and payments.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Mir Bakshi canonical 2
mir bakshi 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal imperial office
government position
appliesToJurisdiction Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
category Mughal administrative offices
historical military offices
country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
etymology Persian honorifics
surface form: derived from Persian words "mir" (chief) and "bakshi" (paymaster)
fieldOfWork army management
military administration
public finance
hasRole disbursement of soldiers’ salaries
maintenance of military muster rolls
management of army personnel
management of military payments
recommendation of military appointments
record-keeping of military service
supervision of mansabdars
inception 16th century
partOf Mughal administration (historical)
surface form: Mughal central administration

Mughal court
surface form: Mughal imperial court
positionHeldInHierarchy high-ranking official
reportsTo Mughal emperor
responsibleFor distribution of jagirs to military officers
military discipline
military promotions
military recruitment
seatOfOffice Mughal imperial capital
usedHonorificTitleLanguage Persian
usedInGovernmentalStructure mansabdari system
usedInPeriod Mughal period
surface form: Mughal era

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mir bakhshi alsoKnownAs Mir Bakshi
subject surface form: Mir Bakhshi
Mughal court employedOffice Mir Bakshi
this entity surface form: mir bakshi
administration of Akbar office Mir Bakshi