F. DAFTAR-i-BAKHSHIGIRI 

Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I was the Subadar of the Mughal Deccan from 1724 – 1748 A.D. and therefore the Mughal regional administration existed in the province of the Deccan. There might be slight variations in the administration of the provinces due to circumstances and requirements of the respective regions. Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jahi divided the military administration of the suba into sarishtas and every sarishta functioned under a Sarishtadar.

            The records of this Daftar are very important so far as the military history of the Asaf Jahi period is concerned. These records consist of descriptive rolls, casuality lists of soldiers and horses, petitions, pay bills, diaries and other papers. The records of this Daftar are in Persian and Urdu. The records of this Daftar were transferred to  Archives in 1939 A.D

The Particulars of the Records of the Daftar – i - Bakhshigiri are shown below:

Sl.No.	Nature of Documents	Periodicity	No. of Documents
1.	Ahkam (orders)	1776-1929A.D.	7,450
2.	Amsila - i-Minhai (Deduction)	1795-1929A.D.	4,90,100
3.	Arz -o- Chihar (Descriptive rolls)	1894-1931A.D.	37,145
4.	Barawurdad (pay bills)	1894-1931A.D.	1,27,300
5.	Fautinama (Death certificate of the personnel)	1795-1929A.D.	18370
6.	Fihrist -i - Sawaran (List of sawars)	1756-1929A.D.	2,754
7.	Files of proceedings	1756-1929A.D.	9,856
8.	IItimas and Arzi	1785-1929A.D.	1,25,869
9.	Jama Wusul -i- Baqi (Statement of revenue estimates).	1785-1929A.D.	1,600
10.	Kaifiyat	1760-1929A.D.	2,680
11.	Kaifiyat_i-Jamadaran (Particulars of Jamadars)	1760-1929A.D.	2,534
12.	Kaifiyat-i- Mansabdaran (Particulars of the Mansabdars)	1760-1929A.D.	2,800
13.	Qabz- i - Rasid (receipt of payment)	1797-1899A.D.	18,069
14.	Saqtinama (death  certificate of   the horse)	1795-1929A.D.	18,370
15.	Siyahas (reports)	1756-1929A.D	37,642
16.	Sawal   (Request, petition)	1791-1929A.D.	2,110
17.	Yaddasht (Memorandum)	1760-1929A.D	4,000

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