Mouzadar

Mouzadar is a term referring to a person who takes tax of a mouza (revenue collection unit)^[1] during and after the British Raj in the modern-day Bangladesh and India. This term should not be confused with the gaonburha, used in addition in Assam.

The office of mouzadar was intended as a hereditary office.^[1]

Etymology and history[edit]

The name literally translates to mouza holder, from the Persian suffix ‘‘-dar’’ (دار/দার) ‘possessor’. The title was common mostly in Bengal and Assam.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Report on the Survey and Settlement Operations in Eastern Bengal and Assam. 1907. p. 3-PA16. Retrieved 2024-02-17.

External links[edit]

Online Assamese Dictionary

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[Report_on_the_Survey_and_Settlement_Operations_in_Eastern_Bengal_and_Assam_1907_p._3-PA16-1] Report on the Survey and Settlement Operations in Eastern Bengal and Assam. 1907. p. 3-PA16. Retrieved 2024-02-17.

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