Paper I · 3 History of India & AP · 3.2.10 Mughal administration, economy and culture

3.2.10.1 Mughal central and provincial administration

The Mughal state was a centralised system under the emperor, with ministers at the centre, provinces (subas) under governors, and sarkars, parganas and villages below.

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Key terms

  • wakil
  • diwan
  • mir bakhshi
  • sadr-us-sudur
  • suba
  • sarkar
  • pargana
  • faujdar
  • kotwal
  • muqaddam

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