Question

What were the offices held by Saadat khan?

Answer 1

Hint: Saadat Ali Khan (c. 1680 – 19 March 1739) was the son of Muhammad Nasir and the Subahdar Nawab of Awadh (Oudh) from 26 January 1722 until 1739. At the age of 25, he accompanied his father on the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb's final expedition against the Maratha in the Deccan, for which the emperor bestowed the title of Khan Bahadur.

Complete answer:
The Sikhs formed themselves into a variety of bands called jathas, and later misls, in the eighteenth century. The vast army was the name given to their combined forces (dal khalsa). Burhan-ul-Mulk Sa'adat Khan was in charge of the province of Awadh's political (subadari), financial (diwani), and military (faujdari) affairs. In other words, he was in charge of the province of Awadh's political, financial, and military affairs.

The zamindars of Awadh refused to observe Mughal regulations at the start of Khan's governorship. Khan sent spies to analyse agricultural output in order to remedy Awadh's fiscal and jagirdar concerns. Except for the zamindars, no one (including local officials) seemed to like his plan, and jagirdar agents tried to stop it from being implemented.

Khan's idea was considered by the jagirdar's amils (personal servants) as an attempt by Khan to overthrow the current jagirdar system. This concerned him because he didn't want to offend the jagirdars. In response, he provided the jagirdars a reduction on the jagir assessment. This technique is referred to as ijara by Saiyad Ghulam Ali, author of Imad-us-Sadat.

Note: The amils (appointed by the governor) was now accountable to him, and local officials were to approach them directly to resolve disputes. This scheme stabilised provincial administration because the jagirdars no longer had to send their staff to the fields, and the amils (appointed by the governor) were now accountable to him.