sadr
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The sadr was a high-ranking Mughal official responsible for overseeing religious endowments and Islamic judicial and charitable affairs within the empire.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| sadr canonical | 2 |
| sadr (religious and charitable endowments officer) | 1 |
| sadr-us-sudur | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic judicial office
ⓘ
Mughal administrative office ⓘ religious official position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Islamic law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sharia courts ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Arabic word "sadr" meaning chest or foremost ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Islamic charitable foundations
ⓘ
religious institutions ⓘ |
| hasRank | high-ranking official ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees |
qadis
ⓘ
religious endowment administrators ⓘ |
| partOf | Mughal administrative system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionType | appointed office ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Mughal emperor ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Islamic charitable affairs
ⓘ
Islamic judicial affairs ⓘ appointment of religious scholars ⓘ distribution of stipends to ulama ⓘ management of religious grants ⓘ oversight of madrasas ⓘ religious endowments ⓘ supervision of waqf properties ⓘ |
| sector |
charitable administration
ⓘ
judicial administration ⓘ religious administration ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
sadr-us-sudur
this entity surface form:
sadr (religious and charitable endowments officer)