Sarkar (administrative division)

Sarkar (Hindi: सरकार, Urdu: سركار, Punjabi: ਸਰਕਾਰ, Bengali: সরকার also spelt Circar)^[1] is 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]

See also

• 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

References

1. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Circar" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 380.
2. Akhter, Nasrin (2012). "Sarkar". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
3. Akhtar, Shirin (2012). "Chakla System". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.