Glossary
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mahajan
wealthy merchant, moneylender
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mahal
a revenue district or set of villages
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mahanad
judicial assembly
similar to gota, majalis
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mahar
a village watchman, messenger or guide
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Maharawat
an honorific for a Rajput chief or noble
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mahzar
testimony, record, people present
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mahzar nama
an affidavit
also sometimes called a mahzar-patra
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mal
land revenue
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mamlatdar
district-level revenue collector
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man
a measure of weight
The size of the measure varied by region and period; in the documents here it was likely equal to 25–35 pounds. Also called a maund.
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mandloi
landlord
similar to chaudhri, desai, deshmukh
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mansab
Mughal imperial office and rank
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mansabdar
holder of a mansab or imperial rank, a noble
usually also a jagirdar
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Maria Theresa dollar (MTD)
A silver coin widely used in Africa and the Middle East until the middle of the twentieth century.
Also called Maria Theresa thaler (MTT), this coin was first minted in Austria in the 1740s.
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masur
a type of legume
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matha
monastic order
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mauzaʿ
village
Mughal fiscal-administrative division
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mirza
title for a prince; gentleman
occasionally, a scholar, writer
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mokasadar
revenue assignee
similar to jagirdar; derives from Bijapur administrative practice carried over into the Maratha empire
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muaʿmala
district, especially in Bijapur administrative nomenclature
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muchalka
a bond or agreement, esp. to perform some action for the government
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mufti
a magistrate
typically a scholar of Islamic law who provides legal opinions
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muhalla
a neighbourhood
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mung
a type of legume
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muqaddam
village headman
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muqaddami
office of muqaddam (village headman)
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murid
disciple
a term derived from Sufi or Muslim mystic tradition
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mushrif
inspector
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mutasaddi
local revenue official
As a state post, often in charge of trade and the collection of customs in a city or port. Can also refer to a clerk or accountant.
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muwazana dahsala
tax records for a decade