Mughal Subah of Multan

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The Mughal Subah of Multan was an important provincial division of the Mughal Empire in northwestern South Asia, centered on the historic city of Multan and serving as a strategic frontier region.

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Mughal Subah of Multan canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal province
administrative division
administrativeCenter Multan city NERFINISHED
associatedWithDynasty Timurid-Mughal dynasty NERFINISHED
borderedBy Mughal Subah of Lahore NERFINISHED
Mughal Subah of Sindh NERFINISHED
frontier regions with Safavid Persia
capital Multan NERFINISHED
centeredOn historic city of Multan
culturalRole center of Sufi scholarship and pilgrimage
regional center of Persianate court culture
economicActivity agriculture
caravan commerce
textile production
trade
governanceSystem Mughal imperial administration
governedBy Mughal subahdars NERFINISHED
hadFortification Multan Fort NERFINISHED
heritage part of the historical political geography of the Punjab and Indus regions
historicalPredecessor Delhi Sultanate provincial structures in Multan region
historicalSuccessor British colonial administrative units in Multan region
Durrani Empire control of Multan region
Sikh Empire control of Multan region
integratedInto Mughal mansabdari system
knownFor historic city of Multan as administrative center
position on trade routes between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent
locatedIn Punjab region NERFINISHED
northwestern South Asia
locatedInPresentDay Pakistan NERFINISHED
militaryRole defense of the empire’s northwestern frontier
staging ground for campaigns towards Kandahar and beyond
partOf Mughal Empire NERFINISHED
politicalStatus subah directly under Mughal imperial authority
religionContext important Sufi centers
majority Muslim population
presence of Hindu communities
strategicRole buffer zone against western and northwestern powers
frontier province of the Mughal Empire
taxationSystem Mughal land revenue system
timePeriod early modern period of South Asian history
tradeRouteConnection routes to Central Asia
routes to the Arabian Sea ports
routes to the Gangetic plain
urbanCenter Multan NERFINISHED
usedLanguage Persian (administrative language)
usedScript Perso-Arabic script (administration)

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Mughal Subah of Delhi borders Mughal Subah of Multan