A.  DAFTAR - i - DIWANI

Daftar – i- Diwani, was the first Daftar of the Asaf Jahi period, came into existence in 1721 A.D., and was entrusted with the civil and military administration of the provinces of Aurangabad, Berar, Bijapur and Burhanpur. This Daftar exercised supervision over all such matters related to finance, revenue, settlement, accounts, police and judicial  affairs, marketing, grants of cash or lands, appointments,  postings, transfers and the dismissal of government personnel. The treaties concluded between  the Nizams and the Marathas and Nizams with the English  are also available. This Daftar, which  formed the pivot of the administration and were in consonance with the principles of the devolution of the administrative functions, were assisted  by a number of other ancillary and subordinate Daftars which were established for specific purposes. The documents of this Daftar were transferred  to the newly created Government Office in 1303 F/ 1893 A.D.   for their perpetual preservation. It was the foundation of Record Office or Archives in the former State of Hyderabad. 

The detailed particulars of the records of Daftar-i-Diwani are shown in the table given below:

Sl. No		Nature of the Document	Periodicity	No.of Documents
1.		Jagir (Rank fixing status : gradation of pay)	-	2808
2.		Inam (Grant free from  the payment of  assessment or revenue.)	-	2668
3.		Mansab (A grants of village lands by the ruler   free of all assessmement)	-	3430
4.		Maqta (A land of village granted at a fixed rate)	-	108
5.		Qual (Written contractand Qubuliyat (A deed of agreement)	1741-1871A.D.	413
6.		News letters pertaining to the period of Nizam Ali Khan- II	1763-1800 A.D.	204
7.		News letters pertaining to the period of Sikandar Jah - III	1805-1809 A.D.	298
8.		News letters pertaining to the period of Nasir-ud-Daula- IV	1831-1857 A.D.	959
9.		News letters pertaining to the period of Afzal-ud-Daula - V	1858 A.D.	14
10.		News letter pertaining to the period of Mahbood Ali Khan  Nizam the VI	1871-1897 A.D.	800
11.		Tafwiz (assignment of land)	-	5953
12.		Treaties and connected papers pertaining to the period of Nizam Ali Khan	1767-1800 A.D.	620
13.		Treaties and connected papers pertaining to the period of Sikandar Jah	1823-1824 A.D.	388
14.		Treaties and other papers pertaining to the period of Nasir-ud	1831-1850 A.D.	49
15.		Watan (Office of the village official with revenue and Police powers and emoluments attached to it such as watan deshmukhi)	-	1113
16.		Reference record:
	1.	Jagir and inam	-	1817
	2.	Mansab	-	6230
	3.	Muqta	-	182000
	4.	Qaulnama and Qubiliyatanama (Treaty ; agreement and acceptance)	-	1229
	5.	Tafwiz (Assign)	-	182000
	6.	Utan (Plural of watan)	-	27207
	7.	Yaumiya (Daily)	-	14572

Marathi Records / Modi Records

            The Central Records Office contains numerous Marathi Records.  These records are full of valuable information and they throw light on the Maratha-Nizam relations.  These records are all written in the Modi Script, a curious blend of Marathi & Persian, and requires a thorough  knowledge of Persian to understand. 

            These records reveal a wealth of information which throws light on the conditions of the times-Political, Diplomatic,  Economic and  social.  The Marathi language of the time was much influenced by the Persian language.  The Marathi papers mostly were written in the Modi Script which were part of the Daftar-i-Dewani were separated from the daftar between the years 1944 and 1946. 

The detailed particulars of Marathi records  in Daftar -i-Diwani  are as given below

SI. No.	Nature of the Documents	Periodicity	No. of Documents
1.	Akhbars of Davidi-i-Khass Nasir-ud-Daula	1844-1846  A.D	496   Approximately
2.	Accounts and Miscellaneous	1766-1822 A.D.	20,000
3.	Poona Akhbars	1776-1794 A.D.	223  Approximately
4.	Private correspondence of  Raja Rai Rayan	1766-1822 A.D.	50,000   Approximately
5.	Sanads	1766-1822 A.D.	50,000 approximately

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