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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mughal Subah of Bihar canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.