sadr

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The sadr was a high-ranking Mughal official responsible for overseeing religious endowments and Islamic judicial and charitable affairs within the empire.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic judicial office ⓘ
Mughal administrative office ⓘ
religious official position ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Mughal Empire ⓘ
associatedWith Islamic law ⓘ
linked to: Sharia

sharia courts ⓘ
etymology derived from Arabic word "sadr" meaning chest or foremost ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver Islamic charitable foundations ⓘ
religious institutions ⓘ
hasRank high-ranking official ⓘ
languageOfTerm Persian ⓘ
oversees qadis ⓘ
religious endowment administrators ⓘ
partOf Mughal administrative system ⓘ
positionType appointed office ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
reportsTo Mughal emperor ⓘ
responsibleFor Islamic charitable affairs ⓘ
Islamic judicial affairs ⓘ
appointment of religious scholars ⓘ
distribution of stipends to ulama ⓘ
management of religious grants ⓘ
oversight of madrasas ⓘ
religious endowments ⓘ
supervision of waqf properties ⓘ
sector charitable administration ⓘ
judicial administration ⓘ
religious administration ⓘ
usedInPeriod 16th century ⓘ
17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Awadh Subah → hasOffice → sadr ⓘ
Mughal court → employedOffice → sadr-us-sudur ⓘ
linked to: sadr
subah (Mughal provincial administration) → hasOfficial → sadr (religious and charitable endowments officer) ⓘ
linked to: sadr