Mughal Kashmir
- Sarkar of Kashmir
- Subah of Kashmir
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- Sarkar of the Kabul Subah of Mughal Empire
–(1586–1648)
- Subah of the Mughal Empire
–(1648–1752)
- Persian (official)
- Kashmiri (official)
- Arabic (religious)
- Hindustani (lingua franca)
- Sunni Islam (official)
- Shia Islam
- Hinduism and other Indian religions
- Kashmiri
- Faujdari with a divisional government under Kabul authority
(1586–1648) - Subahdari with a provincial government
(1648–1752)
1652–1657
- Gold Mohur
- Silver Rupiya
- Copper Dam
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The Sarkar of Kashmir (Persian: سرکار کشمیر), later the Subah of Kashmir (Persian: صوبہ کشمیر), was a province of the Mughal Empire encompassing the Kashmir region, now divided between Pakistan (Muzaffarabad division) and India (Kashmir division). It was separated from the Kabul Subah and was made into an imperial province under administrative reforms carried out by emperor Shah Jahan in 1648. The province ceased to exist when Durrani forces, under Ahmed Shah Abdali, entered Kashmir in 1752 and captured Quli Khan, the last Mughal Subahdar.
Geography
The Kashmir Subah was bordered on the north by the Maqpon Kingdom of Baltistan, to the east by the Namgyal Kingdom of Ladakh, to the west by the Kabul Subah, the south by Lahore Subah, and to the south east by the semi autonomous hill states of Jammu.[1]
List of governors
- Qulich Kulbah Khan (r. 1606–1609)[2]
- Ahmad Beg Khan (r. 1615–1618)[2]
- Zaffar Khan (r. 1633–1640)[2]
- Ali Mardhan Khan (r. 1642, 1650–1657)[2]
- Saif Khan (r. 1664–1667)[2]
- Mubarez Khan (r. 1667–1668)[2]
- Iftikhar Khan (r. 1671–1675)[3][2]
- Muzafer Khan (r. 1690–1692)[2]
- Fazal Khan (r. 1698–1701)[2]
- Ibrahim Khan (r. 1701–1706)[2]
- Mir Ahmad Khan (r. unknown–1720)[2]
- Abdul Samad (r. 1720–1723)[2]
- Fakar-ud-Daula[2]
- Ati Ullah Khan (r. 1739–1741)[2]
- Quli Khan (r. unknown–1752)
References
- ^ Saran, Parmatma (1941). The Provincial Government of the Mughals, 1526–1658. Kitabistan.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Bakshi, S. R. (1997). Kashmir: History and People. Kashmir Through Ages. Vol. 1. Sarup & Sons. pp. 126–133. ISBN 978-81-85431-96-3. OCLC 40452761. OL 13177434M.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Singh, Trilochan (1967). "XXII". Guru Tegh Bahadur, Prophet and Martyr: A Biography. Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. pp. 293–300.