talukdar

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noun

An Indian landholder in the Mughal Empire and British Raj, responsible for collecting taxes from a taluk.

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Meanings

nountalukdar (plural talukdars)

plural talukdars · alternative Talukder · alternative Taluqdar · alternative taluqdar

  1. historicalAn Indian landholder in the Mughal Empire and British Raj, responsible for collecting taxes from a taluk.

Origin

From Hindustani: Hindi तालुक़दार (tāluqdār), Urdu تالقدار (tāluqdār). Compare Sylheti ꠔꠣꠟꠥꠇꠖꠣꠞ (talukodar).

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APA

talukdar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talukdar

MLA

“talukdar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talukdar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “talukdar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talukdar.

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