Diwan al-ma

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Definition of "Diwan al-ma"

A department during the ‘Abbasid period (AD 750–945) responsible for irrigation works. In case of private estates, the owner was responsible for maintenance of irrigation works. This department also supervised distribution of irrigation water. The department kept accounts of the agricultural outputs and fed diwan al-kharaj with data for calculating ‘ibrah (average output).


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