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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mughal Subah of Multan canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| 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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