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HINDUSTAN (Hindistin). In I3-14c., the country lying East
or South of the centre of Moslem power; in 14c., usually the
country beyond the Ganges: from 16c.. India North of the
Narbada.
[JARA. 16-18c., a Farm of revenue. The Farmer is usually
Ijaradar; also Mustijir.
[NAM (In‘dm). A reward. Applied specially to gifts made by
the King, whether in the form of a sum of money, or a
stipend paid in cash, or a Grant of revenue, In 17c,,
commonly a Grant of revenue made to a high officer as a
supplement to his Assignment.
[TA (Iqt3‘). An Assignment of revenue: synonyms, Jagir,
Tuyil. In 13-14c., also a Province, vide App. B.
[QTADAR (Iqta‘dir). Holder of an Assignment. (Not used in
the sense of Governor of a Province. who was designated
Mugqti.)
JAGIR. An Assignment of revenue. Synonyms, Iqta, Tuyil.
JaMA (In Arabic, Jam‘, in Urdu, usually Jama‘). Aggregate.
Discussed in App. A. (1) In accounts, the credit-side.
2) In Revenue, either Demand or Valuation, according to
the context. The phrase 1ama-i dahsdla is discussed in
App. E.
JARIB. A land measure; also, the measuring instrument. In
I6c., used to denote assessment by Measurement, as synonym
of Paimaish.
Jiziva. The personal tax imposed by Islamic law on non-Moslem
 subjects.
JowAR. A millet. (Andropogon sorghum.)
KARAVANIYAN. Used by Barni to denote the itinerant grainmerchants,
 usually called Banjaras.
KARKUN. Literally, agent or deputy. From 16c., usually
means clerk, writer. The same meaning is appropriate in
Ome I3-I4C. passages, but they are too few to show with
certainty whether the word had become specialised bv that
period.
KuALisA (Khilisa). Land Reserved for the State, as opposed to
land Assigned or Granted to individuals.
KHARAJ (Kharij). Discussed in App. A. The tribute imposed
by Islamic Law on non-Moslems permitted to remain in
bccupation of conquered land: in India, revenue-Demand.
Khariji denotes country liable to Kharaj, as distinguished
from country paving tithe (Ushr).