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I. DAFTAR -i- PESHKARI

            In 1806 Maharaja Chandulal become the Peshkar, his personal office which had consisted of personnel for attending to the correspondence of the Prime Minister, continued (official correspondence) and obtained the popular name of peshkari, after the designation of the office Chandulal held. On the resignation of Chandulal in 1843 AD Ram Bakhsh succeeded to the office. The functions of daftar peshkari continued during the period of Maharaja Kishan Pershad (1901-1911 and 1926-1937).

            This department possesses in its custody original daftars of sanads, ahkams and qualnama jats issued during the period of Maharaja Chandulal and Ram Bakhsh (1806-1843 and 1843 to 1846A.D.) with the endorsement of the two Rajas. In this daftar several papers relating to Chandulal's family are also available. All the records of this daftar are in persian.

            Under the farman dated 24^th Ziqada 1360H / 14^th December 1941 the Daftar of Peshakari was transferred and amalgamated with Daftar-i-Dawani.

The detailed information of Daftar-i-Peshkari are given below:

Sl.No. Nature of the document Periodicity          No. of Documents

1.    Drafts of Ahkams 1214 – 1266 H/ 1799 – 1844 A.D.
171989 (Bastas)

2. Drafts of Qaulnamajat 1213 – 1266 H/ 1798 – 1849 A.D.
562 2 (Bastas)

3. Drafts of Sanads 1213 –1266 H/ 1798 – 1849 A.D.
2091 4 (Bastas)

4. Drafts of Takid Wajib-ul-Arz etc. 1237 – 1266 H/ 1821- 1849 A.D.
1511 2 (Bastas)