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Difficulty: Very hardMedieval Indian Dynasties, Administration, and Regional Kingdoms

Match the medieval Indian administrative designations in List-I with their corresponding administrative functions or departmental responsibilities in List-II:

  • Mustaufi-i-MamalikAuditor General responsible for verifying state expenditure in the Delhi Sultanate
  • Amir-i-JumlaFinance Minister and head of revenue administration in the Bahmani Sultanate
  • Mir SamanMinister in charge of the imperial household and state karkhanas in the Mughal Empire
  • MajmuadarOfficer responsible for auditing state income and financial accounts in the Maratha administration

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Mustaufi-i-Mamalik corresponds to the Auditor General of the Delhi Sultanate; Amir-i-Jumla corresponds to the Finance Minister of the Bahmani Sultanate; Mir Saman corresponds to the head of the Mughal imperial household and karkhanas; Majmuadar corresponds to the auditor of revenue and expenditure in the Maratha administration.
Each designation correctly matches its medieval polity and specific administrative responsibility: Mustaufi-i-Mamalik audited Delhi Sultanate accounts, Amir-i-Jumla led Bahmani finance, Mir Saman managed Mughal royal karkhanas and household stores, and Majmuadar audited Maratha state finances.

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1
Identify the administrative framework of the Delhi Sultanate finance department.
Mustaufi-i-Mamalik acted as the Auditor General assisting the Wazir in inspecting financial disbursements.
The Sultanate central governance assigned auditing functions specifically to the Mustaufi.
2
Analyze regional kingdom administrative terms for Deccan sultanates.
Amir-i-Jumla managed central financial affairs in the Bahmani kingdom.
The Bahmani administration organized key council posts including Wazir, Amir-i-Jumla, and Nazir.
3
Differentiate Mughal central ministers.
Mir Saman overseen the imperial household affairs and manufacturing units known as karkhanas.
Mir Saman held direct charge of internal logistics, supplies, and royal karkhanas alongside the Diwan.
4
Evaluate Maratha revenue and audit appointments under Shivaji's governance.
Majmuadar managed state financial bookkeeping and overall income-expenditure balancing.
In the Maratha council, the Majmuadar maintained detailed registers of state collections and disbursements.

Key Concept

Administrative designations and departmental functions across Delhi Sultanate, Bahmani, Mughal, and Maratha governance systems.
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