APPENDIX H
BarLAnArR. A Hindi word denoting a village menial; discussed
in Appendix C.
BANJARA. Itinerant grain-merchant: synonym, karavani.
BATAI (Batdi). Sharing produce by Division.
BiGHA. The ordinary unit of area; its size varied within very
wide limits, both by place and by period.
BiswA. One-twentieth of a bigha.
CHAKLA (Chakla). In 17c., the area of Reserved land placed in
charge of an officer denoted chakladir. In 18c.. an ad-
ministrative area in Bengal.
CHAUDHRI (Chaudhri). The headman of a pargana.
CHAUTH (Chauth). The claim, nominally one-fourth of the
revenue, made by the Marathas on country which they
overran, but did not administer.
DAFTAR. A record. Daftarkhina, record office.
DAM. Under Akbar, a copper coin, worth about 1/40 rupee,
but varying in exchange with the silver price of copper.
In 17-18c., a nominal unit (40 to the rupee) in which the
Valuation was recorded, and in terms of which salaries were
fixed, and Assignments made.
DAstOR. Has various general senses, “custom,” *‘ permission,”
““a Minister.” Under Akbar and later, a schedule of assess-
ment-rates stated in money; an abbreviation of dastiir-ul
amal.
Den. A village in the Indian sense, which is nearly that of
“civil parish,” that is, a small area recognised as an ad-
ministrative unit, not necessarilv inhabited: svnonvms,
Mauza, Qariyat.
DHARA. A Marathi word, applied in 18c. to Murshid Quli’s
schedule of assessment-rates.
DuArMA. The Hindu Sacred Law, prescribing the duties of all
classes, including kings. and not liable. in theorv. to altera-
tion.
Diwan, DiwANi. Discussed in Introduction. In 13-I14C.,
Diwan meant a Ministry. In 16c., (1) the Revenue Minister,
12) a nobleman’s steward. In 17c., (1) a high official in the
Revenue Ministry, (2) the provincial Revenue Officer.
Diwani in 16c. meant the Revenue Ministry; in 17c. and
later the revenue and financial administration as a whole;
in 19c., the Civil Courts.
DoAB (Di-ab). A region lying between two rivers, especially
that between the Ganges and the Jumna (vide Ch. II, sec. 1).
