Mouzadar
Mouzadar is a term referring to a person who takes tax of a mouza (revenue collection unit)[1] during and after the British Raj in the modern-day Bangladesh and India. This term should not be confused with the gaonburha, used in addition in Assam.
The office of mouzadar was intended as a hereditary office.[1]
Etymology and history
[edit]The name literally translates to mouza holder, from the Persian suffix ‘‘-dar’’ (دار/দার) ‘possessor’. The title was common mostly in Bengal and Assam.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Report on the Survey and Settlement Operations in Eastern Bengal and Assam. 1907. p. 3-PA16. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
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