278 THE AGRARIAN SYSTEM OF MOSLEM INDIA 
Tanka. The chief monetary unit, 13-16C. (See Thomas, 
Chronicles of the Pathan Kings of Delhi, where the unit is 
discussed at length.) 
TuyOL. An Assignment of revenue, synonymous with Jagir, 
Iqta. 
UsHr (‘Ushr). The tithe levied under Islamic law. Ushri 
denotes country liable to tithe, as opposed to khardji. 
VaKiL.. In 13-14c., the Vakil-i dar was apparently the highest 
ceremonial officer at the Delhi Court. In the Mogul period, 
the Vakil was Prime Minister, and superior to the Vazir; 
but the post was not always filled, and, when it was vacant, 
the Vazir was practically Prime Minister. 
Vazir. In 13-I4c., the Prime Minister, who in practice held 
charge of the revenue and financial administration. In the 
Mogul period, when there was a Vakil (¢g.v.), the Vazir was 
Revenue and Finance Minister, and was sometimes described 
as Diwan : when there was no Vakil, the Vazir was in charge 
of general, as well as revenue, administration. 
Vazirat denotes the post of Vazir. 
Wari. Lit. “faith,” “reliance,” was used in 14-15C. in the 
technical sense of the yield of crops (vide App. C.). 
Wari. Usually a provincial Governor (vide App. B): sometimes 
the ruler of a foreign country. 
WaziFa (Wazifa). In Islamic Law, denotes a periodical payment 
for the occupation of land, and the derived word muwazzaf 
denotes assessment on occupation, or what I call Contract- 
holding (vide Ch. V, sec. 3). In the chronicles, Wazifa 
usually means a charitable or compassionate allowance 
granted by the King, and paid in cash, as distinguished 
from a Grant of land or revenue (milk, or madad-i ma‘ash); 
occasionally it is applied to a Grant of revenue. 
WiLivaT. Commonly in I3-I4C., a province under a Wali 
(vide App. B); but may mean also, (1) the kingdom, (2) a 
tract or region, (3) a foreign country, (4) the home-country 
of a foreigner. The meaning “province” had practically 
disappeared in the Mogul period. 
WiriN. Deserted. Applied to a village which had been aban- 
doned and was uncultivated. 
ZaBT (Zabt). Discussed in App. D. In Akbar’s time, the 
system of assessment by Measurement as then practised. 
The adjective zabti was used to denote an area where the