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Under the Mughal rule the Chief Minister was known as

A. Diwan

B. Vakil

C. Kazi

D. Mansabdar

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Diwan: The Diwan was the finance minister responsible for a collection of revenue and remittance of it to the imperial treasury. The office was sometimes combined the that of Vizier. The Diwani (revenue office) was conferred on the East India Company by Shah Alam in 1765. This greatly enhanced the power of the British in India. In later years the term Diwan was also used for the prime minister of a princely state.

Vakil: The Vakil was the royal deputy. It was a post filled only twice under the seven great Mughal emperors. Other ranks were in descending order:

Kazi: The Chief Kazi was an Islamic scholar & judge and the expounder of canon law.

Mansabdar: The Mansabdar (lit. rank holder) was the lowest grade of an official. They were divided into three functions: military, clerical and theological.


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