Sarkar (country subdivision)

Sarkar (Hindi: सरकार, Urdu: سركار‎, Bengali: সরকার also spelt Circar)[1] is a historical administrative unit,[2] used mostly in the Mughal Empire. It was a division of a Subah[2] or province. A sarkar was further divided into Mahallas or Parganas.[2]

The Sarkar system was replaced in the early 18th century by the Chakla system.[3]

See also
  • Northern Circars, the five individual districts making up a former division of British India's Madras Presidency
  • Pakhli, an ancient sarkar now part of Hazara, Pakistan
  • Pakhal Sarkar, an area of Mansehra district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

References
  1. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Circar" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 380.
  2. Akhter, Nasrin (2012). "Sarkar". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. Akhtar, Shirin (2012). "Chakla System". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.


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