A taluqdar, also spelt talukdar (from
Hindi taluk "district" + dor "holding"), is a
Sanskrit and
Hindi word, (ta'al-luk in
Arabic), meaning to hang or depend. The term has different idiomatic meanings in different parts of
India. Talukdar was (1) A great land holder with administrative power over a district of 84 villages in
Punjab,
Rajasthan and rest of northern India. (2) An official in
Hyderabad State during British era, equivalent to a magistrate and a collector.
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