Mughal Subah of Bihar

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The Mughal Subah of Bihar was an important imperial province of the Mughal Empire in eastern India, centered on the historic region of Bihar and known for its agricultural productivity and strategic location along major trade routes.

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Label Occurrences
Mughal Subah of Bihar canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal province
administrative division
administrativeCenter Patna
borders Mughal Subah of Allahabad
Mughal Subah of Awadh
Mughal Subah of Bengal
Mughal Subah of Bengal Subah (to the east)
Mughal Subah of Delhi
economicActivity indigo production
opium production
rice cultivation
sugarcane cultivation
wheat cultivation
era Mughal period
establishedInCentury 16th century
establishedUnder Akbar
governedBy Subahdar of Bihar
hadMilitaryImportance yes
hasCapital Azimabad
Patna
hasOffice Bakshi
Diwan
Qazi
Sadr
Subahdar of Gujarat
surface form: Subahdar
hasRegion Bihar
importantCity Bhagalpur
Gaya
Munger
Patna
Rajmahal
knownFor agricultural productivity
strategic location along major trade routes
landRevenueAssessedUnder Todar Mal’s revenue reforms
languageOfAdministration Persian language
surface form: Persian
laterCameUnder British East India Company influence
Nawab of Bengal
surface form: Nawabs of Bengal and Bihar
locatedIn eastern India
majorReligion Hinduism
Islam
namedAfter Bihar
partOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
strategicFor communication between Delhi and Bengal
trade between northern India and Bengal
taxSystem Zabt system
traversedBy Gandak River
Ganges
surface form: Ganges River

Son River NERFINISHED
usedFor deployment of Mughal forces towards Bengal and eastern frontiers

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Mughal Subah of Awadh borderedBy Mughal Subah of Bihar
Mughal Subah of Bengal borderedBy Mughal Subah of Bihar
Mughal Subah of Allahabad borderedBy Mughal Subah of Bihar