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The province was divided into 13 ''[[sarkar]]s'' during the reign of Akbar.<ref>Abul Fazl-i-Allami (1949, reprint 1993). ''Ain-i-Akbari'', Vol.II (English tr. by H.S. Jarrett, rev. by J.N. Sarkar), Calcutta: The Asiatic Society, p. 190</ref>
The province was divided into 13 ''[[Sarkar (country subdivision)|sarkar]]s'' during the reign of Akbar.<ref>Abul Fazl-i-Allami (1949, reprint 1993). ''Ain-i-Akbari'', Vol.II (English tr. by H.S. Jarrett, rev. by J.N. Sarkar), Calcutta: The Asiatic Society, p. 190</ref>


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Agra Subah
آگرا
Subah of the Mughal Empire
CapitalAgra
History 
• Established
1580
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Delhi Sultanate
Maratha Empire
Today part ofIndia

The Agra Subah was a subah of the Mughal Empire, established in the reign of Akbar and one of the empire's core territories until it was eclipsed by the rapidly expanding Maratha Empire. To the north it bordered Delhi and Awadh, to the east Ilahabad, and to the south and west Malwa and Ajmer. Its capital was at Agra, an important administrative center of the empire which was expanded under Mughal rule.

Administrative divisions

The province was divided into 13 sarkars during the reign of Akbar.[1]

Sarkar
Agra (capital)
Kalpi
Kannauj
Koil
Gwalior
Irij
Bayanwan
Narwar
Mandlaer
Alwar
Tijarah
Narnol
Sahar

Reference

  1. ^ Abul Fazl-i-Allami (1949, reprint 1993). Ain-i-Akbari, Vol.II (English tr. by H.S. Jarrett, rev. by J.N. Sarkar), Calcutta: The Asiatic Society, p. 190