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recorded in the diary whatever the king said or died and whatever the officers

brought to his notice similarly they recorded all matters related to the routine life

of the king such has his appearing at the hall of public audience and retaining to

palaces his entailment public function and like.

A Siyaha–i-Huzur prepared in this way was supervised by an Amir of

high rank present in the Darbar. The some Amir would place this document

before the king for approval. After the approval of the king it was passed over to

the clerks who prepared copies of each order and report contained in the Siyaha–

i-Huzur. Subsequently it was handed over to the person or the officer concerned

for record. It was sign by the Parwancha the Mir Arz and the Amir who had laid

the before the king the report this pre pared was called Yaddasht.

Subhadars of the provinces in this capacity of viceroy also kept such

diaries which were also called Siyaha-i-Huzur. The document bears its title,

Siyaha-i-Huzur on the top. Below it the title Siyaha-i-Huzur on the top. Below It

the name of the month and the Regnal year is indicated under which the name of

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the week is day comes the dates . The name of the day on the first folio is

recorded in along hand stretched from margin to margin, but on subsequent folio

it is made short and written close to the name of the month which is just below

the titles. The total number of folios indicated on the first folio in Arabic

numerical sign. In case of single folio document the number is indicated by the

word forwarded in case of two folio with the word far den, in case of several

documents the word are precedes the Arabic numerical indicative of the total

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number of flows. All the subsequent folios bears number in Arabic figures .

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