Glossary

• takrir

  statement or narrative of a case

• tali

  a fee paid to the village accountant (patwari) from the tax due

  For full definition, see Wilson's Revenue and Judicial Glossary. Wilson indicates that this definition is speculative.

• tamassuk

  bond or record of debt

• taujih

  revenue assessment

• thakur

  an honorific title, often referring to a Rajput landlord or chief

  also used to honour Hindu deities in Rajasthan

• thakurani

  an honorific, female equivalent of thakur

• toor

  a type of lentil

• tughra

  calligraphic signature, ultimately deriving from the practice of the eastern Turkish tribes of Central Asia

  For more information, and an example from a Safavid decree, see Bhalloo and Rezai, "Inscribing Authority," pp. 837-840

• tumar

  rent rolls