Ajmer Subah
Ajmer Subah | |||||||||||
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| 1580–1758 | |||||||||||
 Ajmer Subah depicted in map of Mughal Empire by Robert Wilkinson (1805) | |||||||||||
| Capital | Ajmer | ||||||||||
| Subahdar | |||||||||||
• 1580 | Dastam Khan | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1580 | ||||||||||
• Maratha occupation | 1758 | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
• 1601 | 121,095[1] sq mi (313,630 km2) | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||||
The Ajmer Subah (Persian: صوبه اجمیر) was one of the original 12 subahs (provinces) that comprised the Mughal Empire after the administrative reform under the rule of Akbar. Its borders roughly corresponded to modern-day Rajasthan, and the capital was the city of Ajmer.[2]
History
Mughal patronage of the city of
Moinuddin Chishti) through waqfs, culminating in Akbar's pilgrimage to the city itself in 1562. Jahangir continued the legacy of pilgrimage and imperial patronage. Shah Jahan visited the shrine as well in 1628, 1636, 1643, and 1654. Aurangzeb visited once, prior to his Deccan campaigns.[3]
: 28–35
For a brief period in the 1720, Ajit Singh of Marwar occupied Ajmer and declared independence from Mughal rule until the Barha Sayyids reconquered the province.
In March 1752, the
Maratha peshwas demanded the governorship of Ajmer from the Mughals, and Jayappaji Rao Scindia went to war supporting Ram Singh of Marwar
when the request was denied, sacking the city of Ajmer.
Geography
Ajmer Subah was bordered to the north by
Government
Subahdars
| Personal Name | Reign[5][3] |
|---|---|
| Dastam Khan | 1580–c. 1595 |
| Sherza Khan | 1595–? |
| Prince Salim | 1598–? |
| Iftikhar Khan | c. 1680–? |
| Shujaat Khan | c. 1710–? |
| Ajit Singh of Marwar | 1719–1723 |
| Haider Quli Khan | 1723–? |
| Qamar al-Din | |
Jai Singh II |
1740–? |
Maratha rule
| |
| Govind Rao | 1758–? |
| Santuji | 1770s |
| Mirza Chaman Beg | 1770s |
| Pandit Govind Rai | 1780s |
| Rao Bala Inglia | c. 1807 |
| Rao Gomanji Scindia | 1810s |
Administrative divisions
Ajmer was divided into 7 sarkars under Akbar's reign.[6]
| Sarkar | Parganas |
|---|---|
| Ajmer (capital) | 24 |
| Jodhpur | 21 |
Chittor |
28 |
| Ranthambore | 36 |
| Nagaur | 30 |
| Sirohi | |
| Bikaner |
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-560379-8.
- ^ Chaudhary, S. S. (2000). Ranthambhore Beyond Tigers. Himanshu Publications. p. 48.
- ^ a b Thelen, Elizabeth M. (2018). Intersected Communities: Urban Histories of Rajasthan, c. 1500–1800 (Thesis). University of California, Berkeley.
- ^ Saran, Parmatma (1941). The Provincial Government of the Mughals, 1526-1658. Kitabistan.
- ^ Husain, Afzal (1970). "Provincial Governors Under Akbar (1580-1605)". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 32 (1): 269-277.
- ^ Abul Fazl-i-Allami (1949, reprint 1993). Ain-i-Akbari, Vol.II (English tr. by H. S. Jarrett, rev. by J. N. Sarkar), Calcutta: The Asiatic Society, pp.101-2