subahdar
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A subahdar was a provincial governor in the Mughal Empire, responsible for administering a subah (province) on behalf of the emperor.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mughal administrative title
ⓘ
government office ⓘ provincial governor ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | provincial ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Mughal emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mughal military administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mughal provincial revenue system ⓘ mansabdari system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equivalentTo | provincial governor in Mughal context ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Persian words "subah" (province) and "dar" (holder) ⓘ |
| governed | subah ⓘ |
| governedTerritories |
Awadh Subah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bengal Subah NERFINISHED ⓘ Deccan Subah NERFINISHED ⓘ Gujarat Subah NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjab Subah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadAuthorityOver | local officials in the subah ⓘ |
| hadPowerTo |
appoint lower officials
ⓘ
collect land revenue ⓘ command provincial troops ⓘ |
| hadResponsibility |
defense of the province
ⓘ
implementing imperial policies in the province ⓘ judicial oversight in the province ⓘ maintaining imperial authority in the province ⓘ |
| higherRankThan |
amalguzar
ⓘ
faujdar ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Mughal nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversaw |
law and order in the province
ⓘ
military forces in the province ⓘ revenue collection in the province ⓘ |
| partOf | Mughal provincial administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankWithinEmpire | high-ranking noble ⓘ |
| regionOfUse |
Indian subcontinent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPosition | nazim ⓘ |
| reportedTo | central Mughal administration ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | administration of a subah ⓘ |
| servedOnBehalfOf | Mughal emperor ⓘ |
| successorConcept | British colonial provincial governor (functional analogy) ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ |
| usedDuringReignOf |
Akbar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aurangzeb NERFINISHED ⓘ Jahangir NERFINISHED ⓘ Shah Jahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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