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Sirkar

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(Persian sarkar, meaning "head of affairs"), a term used in India in three distinct senses; for the government or supreme authority, for a division of territory under the Moguls, otherwise spelt circar, and for a head servant in Bengal.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Sirkar'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​s/sirkar.html. 1910.
 
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