Who developed the Pargana as the basic administrative unit in Medieval Bihar?

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c) Sher Shah Suri

Explanation:

• Sher Shah Suri systematically reorganized the administrative divisions and developed the Pargana as a basic administrative and revenue unit.
• He divided his empire into Sarkars (districts), which were further subdivided into Parganas.

Information Booster:

• Each Pargana had important officials like the Shiqdar (police chief), Amin (revenue assessor), and Karkuns (clerks).
• Sher Shah Suri's administrative reforms laid the groundwork for the later Mughal administration under Akbar.

Additional Knowledge:

Bakhtiyar Khalji (Option a)

• He was a military general who conquered Bengal and Bihar but is not known for systematic civil administration reforms like the Pargana system.

Ibrahim Khan (Option b)

• He was a regional governor and military commander, not the architect of the Pargana administrative system.

Akbar (Option d)

• Akbar further refined the system, but the foundational structure of the Pargana as a basic unit was established earlier by Sher Shah Suri.

None of the above/More than one of the above (Option e)

• This is incorrect as Sher Shah Suri is the correct answer.

So the correct answer is (c)