A Persian or Central Asian title for a military officer or administrator; historically used for a paymaster or scribe in Mughal armies.
From Persian 'bakhshī,' meaning 'giver' or 'bestower,' derived from 'bakhshīdan' (to give, grant). The term spread through the Mughal Empire and was adopted into various South Asian languages. It originally denoted someone who distributed pay or rewards to soldiers.
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