Administrative and CourtTerms in Siyar ul- Mutakherin

The Iranian elite who immigrated to the court of the Gurkhanids of India gained positions according to their authority and prestige, and played a significant role in the evolution of the administrative system and court of the Delhi. One of the most important roles of these elites is to write valuable historical books in Persian. Ghlam-Hossein khan Tabatabaei was one of the most influential Iranian courtiers in the Indian court who wrote the book Siyar ul-Mutakherin in the history of the late Gurkhanids of India. In this study, the administrative and court terms of the latest developments have been studied by descriptive- analytical method. The terms derived from the Iranian administrative and court organization in Siyar ulMutakherin show that the administrative and judicial structure of the Gurkhanids of India was based on the Iranian administrative and court organizations and Iranian views as well.