Agra Subah
The Agra Subah was a subah of the Mughal Empire, established in the reign of Akbar and one of the empire's core territories until it was eclipsed by the rapidly expanding Maratha Empire. To the north it bordered Delhi and Awadh, to the east Ilahabad, and to the south and west Malwa and Ajmer. Its capital was at Agra, an important administrative center of the empire which was expanded under Mughal rule.
| Agra Subah آگرا | |||||||||
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| Subah of the Mughal Empire | |||||||||
| Capital | Agra | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1580 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||
Administrative divisions
The province was divided into 13 sarkars during the reign of Akbar.[1]
| Sarkar |
|---|
| Agra (capital) |
| Kalpi |
| Kannauj |
| Koil |
| Gwalior |
| Irij |
| Bayanwan |
| Narwar |
| Mandlaer |
| Alwar |
| Tijarah |
| Narnol |
| Sahar |
Reference
- Abul Fazl-i-Allami (1949, reprint 1993). Ain-i-Akbari, Vol.II (English tr. by H.S. Jarrett, rev. by J.N. Sarkar), Calcutta: The Asiatic Society, p. 190
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