Sarkar ( Hindi: सरकार, Urdu: سركار, Punjabi: ਸਰਕਾਰ, Bengali: সরকার also spelt Circar) [1] is a historical administrative division, [2] used mostly in the Mughal Empire. It was a division of a Subah [2] or province. A sarkar was further divided into Mahallas or Parganas. [2]
The Sarkar system was replaced in the early 18th century by the Chakla system. [3]
Sarkar ( Hindi: सरकार, Urdu: سركار, Punjabi: ਸਰਕਾਰ, Bengali: সরকার also spelt Circar) [1] is a historical administrative division, [2] used mostly in the Mughal Empire. It was a division of a Subah [2] or province. A sarkar was further divided into Mahallas or Parganas. [2]
The Sarkar system was replaced in the early 18th century by the Chakla system. [3]