Summary
The Ajmer Subah was one of the original 12 subahs that comprised the Mughal Empire after the administrative reform by Akbar. Its borders roughly corresponded to modern-day Rajasthan, and the capital was the city of Ajmer.[1]
| Ajmer Subah اجمیر صوبہ | |||||||||||
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| Subah of the Mughal Empire | |||||||||||
| 1580–1758 | |||||||||||
 Alam flag of the Mughal Empire | |||||||||||
 Ajmer Subah depicted in map of Mughal India by Robert Wilkinson (1805) | |||||||||||
| Capital | Ajmer | ||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||
| Subahdar | |||||||||||
• 1580 | Dastam Khan | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1580 | ||||||||||
• Maratha occupation | 1758 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||||
History edit
Mughal patronage of the city of Ajmer in the 16th century through the support of local Sufi shrines (such as one dedicated to 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.[2]: 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 edit
Ajmer Subah was bordered to the north by Multan Subah and Delhi Subah, to the west by Thatta Subah, to the South by Gujarat Subah and Malwa Subah and to the east by the Agra Subah.[3]
Government edit
Subahdars edit
| Personal Name | Reign[4][2] |
|---|---|
| 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 edit
Ajmer was divided into 7 sarkars under Akbar's reign.[5]
| Sarkar | Parganas |
|---|---|
| Ajmer (capital) | 24 |
| Jodhpur | 21 |
| Chittor | 28 |
| Ranthambore | 36 |
| Nagaur | 30 |
| Sirohi | |
| Bikaner |
References edit
- ^ 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