Mouzadar

The term Mouzadar refers to a person who takes tax of a mouza (revenue collection unit). Historically, they were influential hereditary aristocratic nobility figures in Assam's socio-political landscape during the feudal era during the Kamarupa Kingdom to the Ahom Dynasty; similar to small kings. These mighty landlords played essential roles in administration and governance, maintaining their significance until fall of the British colonial rule.

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