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 words which crept into the early British revenue system and which can be seen to some extent even at the present day.

Abwabs:—Illegał cesses and vexatious taxes which were imposed by rapacious and greedy revenue underlings.

Amilguzar:—An officer who shared with the Fouzdar the entire administration of a district. His task is in the main the assessment and the collection of revenue. The Ain describes him as a "person who must consider himself as the immediate friend of the husbandman, be diligent in business, a strict observer of truth, being the representative of the magistrate....... He must assist the needy husbandmen with loans of money, and receive payment at distant and convenient periods."

Amil:—A term indifferently used by the Ain with the term Amilguzar. This much is certain that it is the designation of an executive official under the immediate supervision of the Subahdar.

Amin:—"Literally means an umpire, an arbitrator, a trustee for others." The function of his office is to strike a compromise between the demands of the State and the payments of the individuals. He is under the direct control of the Amil.

Balaghat or Highlands, is one of the two administrative divisions effected by Aurangzib in the Deccan. A Diwan was placed in its charge with certain executive powers. The illustrious Murshid Kuli Khan worked out