History · Mughal Administration
Consider the following statements regarding the structural role and functional jurisdiction of the provincial diwan within the Mughal administrative framework: I. The provincial diwan functioned as an independent officer answerable directly to the Centre, serving as a check on the subadar. II. The diwan's fiscal jurisdiction included maintaining comprehensive accounts of imperial revenues and expenditures, including provincial salaries. III. The diwan was responsible for encouraging cultivation and routinely oversaw or arranged advance agricultural loans (taqavi) to peasants. IV. The diwan maintained a daily ledger designated as the roznamcha to record financial transactions and revenues deposited. Which of the statements given above are correct?
- 1I, II and IV Only✓
- 2I, III and IV Only
- 3II, III and IV Only
- 4I, II and III Only
Correct answer
I, II and IV Only
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