Akbar had divided his empire into states and states were further sub-divided into districts, parganas and villages :
1. Administration of District :
- Faujdar: He was the chief administrator of the district. He would carry out the orders of the Badshah and maintain law and order.
- Amil-Guzar: His main function was to collect taxes.
- Bitikchi and Khazandar: Both these official were the assistants of Amil Guzar.
2. Administration of Parganas:
- Shiqdar: To maintain law and order in the pargana.
- Amil: To collect land tax.
- Potdar and Qanungo: Both these were assistants of Amil.
3. Administration of Villages: Most villages were administered by Panchayats. These developed the villages and take care of the village conflicts. ‘Chowdhary’, ‘Muqqadam’ and ‘Patwari’ were the assistants of Panchayat.
