Sarkar (administrative division)

Sarkar (, , , also spelt Circar) was a historical administrative division, used mostly in the Mughal Empire. It was a division of a Subah or province. A sarkar was further divided into Mahallas or Parganas.

The Sarkar system was replaced in the early 18th century by the Chakla system.

Examples

• 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

• Administrative divisions of India
• Subah or Taraf, Pargana or Mahal, Mauza or Pir

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