Mughal Subah of Agra

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The Mughal Subah of Agra was a major imperial province of the Mughal Empire centered on the historic city of Agra, an important political and administrative hub especially during the reigns of early Mughal emperors.

All labels observed (2)

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Mughal court at Agra 5
Mughal Subah of Agra canonical 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal province
administrative division
administrativeCenter Agra
administrativeHeadTitle subahdar
associatedWithDynasty Timurid-Mughal dynasty
linked to: Mughal dynasty
borderedBy other Mughal subahs
capital Agra
centeredOn city of Agra
linked to: Agra
currencyUsed Mughal rupee
establishedInPeriod reign of Akbar
establishedUnder Akbar
fiscalAdministrationHeadTitle diwan
governmentType imperial province
hadJudicialOfficialTitle qazi
hadOfficialScript Perso-Arabic script
hadRevenueSystem zabt system
historicalEra Mughal era
historicalRegion North India
linked to: northern India
importance major imperial province
integratedInto Mughal imperial administrative system
knownFor dense agrarian revenue base
proximity to imperial court when Agra was capital
legalSystemInfluence Islamic law
imperial farmans and regulations
locatedInPresentDay India
Uttar Pradesh
majorUrbanCenter Agra
militaryAdministrationHeadTitle faujdar
namedAfter Agra
notableDuringReignOf Akbar
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
partOf Mughal Empire
religionOfRulingElite Islam
role administrative hub of the Mughal Empire
political hub of the Mughal Empire
sovereign Mughal Empire
subdividedInto parganas
sarkars
successorEntity British-ruled territories in North India
taxationBasis land revenue
timePeriod early modern period
usedLanguageInAdministration Persian

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mughal Subah of Delhi borders Mughal Subah of Agra
Jodha Bai court Mughal court at Agra
linked to: Mughal Subah of Agra
Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan placeOfActivity Mughal court at Agra
linked to: Mughal Subah of Agra
Mariam Zamani Begum court Mughal court at Agra
linked to: Mughal Subah of Agra
Sultan Muhammad Akbar associatedWith Mughal court at Agra
linked to: Mughal Subah of Agra
Treaty of Purandar (1665) requiredShivajiToAttend Mughal court at Agra
linked to: Mughal Subah of Agra