Definition
A high-ranking provincial official or tax administrator in medieval and Mughal India, supervising multiple districts.
Etymology
From amil (administrator) + dar (Persian suffix meaning holder or keeper), combining Arabic-derived and Persian elements. This title became prominent during Mughal rule (1500s-1700s) and continued under British colonial administration.
Kelly Says
The amildar was essentially a medieval CEO of a district—collecting taxes, maintaining order, and reporting to the central government—and this administrative structure proved so effective that the British kept it when they conquered India.
Translations
ARالعربية
أميلدار
a-mee-l-dar
BNবাংলা
অমিলদার
a-mil-da-ar
CACatalà
amildar
a-mil-dar
CSČeština
amildar
a-mil-dar
DADansk
amildar
a-mil-dar
DEDeutsch
amildar
a-mee-l-dar
ELΕλληνικά
αμιλδάρ
a-mil-dar
ESEspañol
amildar
a-mee-l-dar
FAفارسی
امیلدار
a-mee-l-dar
FISuomi
amildar
a-mil-dar
FRFrançais
amildar
a-meel-dar
HEעברית
אמילדאר
a-mee-l-dar
HIहिन्दी
अमिलदार
a-mee-l-da-ar
HUMagyar
amildar
a-mil-dar
IDBahasa Indonesia
amildar
a-mee-l-dar
ITItaliano
amildar
a-mee-l-dar
JA日本語
アミルダー
a-mi-ru-da-ru
MSBahasa Melayu
amildar
a-mee-l-dar
MYမြန်မာ
အမီလ်ဒါ
a-mee-l-da
NLNederlands
amildar
a-mee-l-dar
NONorsk
amildar
a-mil-dar
PLPolski
amildar
a-mil-dar
PTPortuguês
amildar
a-mee-l-dar
RORomână
amildar
a-mil-dar
RUРусский
амилдар
a-mil-dar
SVSvenska
amildar
a-mil-dar
SWKiswahili
amildar
a-mil-dar
TAதமிழ்
அமிள்தார்
a-mi-l-thaar
TEతెలుగు
అమిల్దార్
a-mil-da-ar
TRTürkçe
amildar
a-mil-dar
UKУкраїнська
амілдар
a-mil-dar
URاردو
امیلدار
a-mee-l-dar
VITiếng Việt
amildar
a-mee-l-dar