Definition of "jagirs" []

• Plural form of jagir. (noun)

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• "Bapa had given his nobles grants of land, jagirs and estates, higher ranks, more money, jewels from the treasury, positions of repute."
• "During the Mutiny the district was the scene of considerable fighting, and after its close a large portion was distributed in _jagirs_ to loyal chiefs, thus originating the _taluqdari_ estates of the present day."
• "Somewhat later we find it enumerated among the _jagirs_ of Shahji, father of Sivaji, the founder of the Mahratta sway; and at an early period of his career in the service of the Bijapur state, that adventurer seemed to have fixed his residence there."