List of Zaildars by Zail

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The Zaildar was the officer in charge of a Zail, a revenue and administrative unit in the colonial rural administration of Punjab in British India. [1] [2] [ obsolete source ] , comprising between two and forty villages.[ citation needed ]

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List of Zaildars

Bidhwan Jaglan Zaildar

Bidhwan Jaglan Zail (बिधवान जागलान ज़ैल) was headquartered in the Bidhwan (बिधवान) village and ruled by the Jaglan clan.[ citation needed ] It covered four villages in Erstwhile Loharu State in the Hisar district. These villages, Bidhwan, Kalali (कलाली), Mandholi Khurd (मंढोली खुर्द) and Siwach lie in Bhiwani district. The Zail and Zaildar systems were abolished in 1952, [3] and the Jaglan family now continues as Lambardar.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Revised Settlement of Hisar District, p37-40" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  2. Final Report of Revised Settlement, Hoshiarpur District, 1879–84 By J. A. L. Montgomery
  3. Haryana Gazetteers Organization (1987). [/web/20140501213030/http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/gazetteer_india_hisar.pdf "Gazetteer of India: Haryana, Hisar, pp.168"] (PDF). Chandigarh: Controller of Printing and Stationery. Archived from [/html/gazeteers/gazetteer_india_hisar.pdf the original] (PDF) on 1 May 2014.{{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Check |url= value (help)