Sarkar (administrative division)
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Sarkar (Hindi: सरकार, Urdu: سركار, Punjabi: ਸਰਕਾਰ, Bengali: সরকার also spelt Circar)[1] was a historical administrative division,[2] used mostly in the Mughal Empire. It was a division of a Subah[2] or province. A sarkar was further divided into Mahallas or Parganas.[2]
The Sarkar system was replaced in the early 18th century by the Chakla system.[3]
Examples
[edit | edit source]- Northern Circars, the five individual districts making up a former division of British India's Madras Presidency
- Rajamundry Sarkar, one among the Northern Circars
- Pakhli, an ancient sarkar now part of Hazara, Pakistan
- Pakhal Sarkar, an area of Mansehra district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
See also
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