Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In India, a subdivision of a district; the ultimate unit of administration.
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- noun An
administrative division inIndia andPakistan .
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Examples
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Note 56: To rent additional camels for the transport of Durrani state property the qafilabashi relied on a number of "tahsil thekadars," who functioned as brokers in Peshawar's animal labor market and received an anna or one sixteenth of a rupee on each camel they provided.
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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They include the whole of the Zhob and Chagai political agencies, the eastern portion of the Quetta tahsil and other tracts, among which may be mentioned the Bolan Pass, comprising 36,401 sq.m. in all.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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~Jagádhrí~ (~Ambála~), 30·1 N. -- 77·2 E. Headquarters of _tahsil_.
The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir James McCrone Douie 1894
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A number of persons resident in the Harda tahsil of Hoshangabad are called Lodha and say that they are distinct from the Lodhis.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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~Rewárí~ (~Gurgáon~), 28·1 N. -- 76·4 E. Headquarters of _tahsil_.
The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir James McCrone Douie 1894
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~Hánsí~ (~Hissár~), 29·7 N. -- 75·6 E. Headquarters of _tahsil_.
The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir James McCrone Douie 1894
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It is related that a few years ago a Bundela was brought up before the Assistant Commissioner, charged with assaulting a tahsil process-server, and threatening him with his sword.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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This Sohagpur must apparently be the Sohagpur tahsil of Rewah, ceded from Mandla after the Mutiny.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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Amarkantak, at the source of the Nerbudda, is the sepulchre of the Maharajas of Rewah, and was ceded to them with the Sohagpur tahsil of Mandla after the Mutiny, in consideration of their loyalty and services during that period.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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Desha Kurmis are a group of the Mungeli tahsil of Bilaspur.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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