The Marketpolice in Qxjxr Persia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4835962 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Willem Floor (0000-0002-8629-0867, Altrecht GGZ, corresponding author), W M Floor (1Utrecht) |
| Year | 1971 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 212-229 |
| Publication date | 1971-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Die Welt des Islams (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-2539 • E-ISSN: 1570-0607 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/157006071x00166 |
| OpenAlex | W2051738917 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
A special kind of police officer in the Igth century was the dariugha-yi bazar or superintendant of the main market in the city. He was an important official on the local scene, notwithstanding the fact that his jurisdiction was limited the bazar. The daruighayi bazar was often appointed from among one of the local leading families 1 by the governor. To call the dariugha-yi bazar simply a police officer does not do justice the range of his activities. It would be more appropriate call him a law enforcement officer with judicial powers. His duties were execute the orders of the governor the kalantar or mayor to regulate all disputes matters of the marketpolice, watch over weights measures, be answerable for order, cleanliness regularity in the bazar.2 Apart from the supervision of trade affairs, the dariigha was charged with the surveillance of public morality in the bazar area. This aspect of his task entailed the supervision over drunkards whoremongers: and if he detects any of them drinking wine, or in the society of courtezans, he compels them 'purchase his connivance at no small expense.3
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| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1985 - 1998 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |