Sarkar (country subdivision)
Sarkar (Hindi: सरकार, Persian: سركار also spelt Circar) is an historical administrative unit,[1] used mostly in the Mughal states of India. It was a division of a Subah[1] or province. A sarkar was further divided into Mahallas or Parganas.[1]
The Sarkar system was replaced in the early 18th century by the Chakla system.[2]
See also
- Northern Circars, the five individual states making up a former division of British India's Madras Presidency
- Pakhli, an ancient sarkar now part of Hazara, Pakistan
- Pakhal Sarkar, an area of Mansehra district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nasrin Akhter (2012). "Sarkar". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ↑ Shirin Akhtar (2012). "Chakla System". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.