Sarkar (administrative division)

Sarkar (Hindi: सरकार, Urdu: سركار, Punjabi: ਸਰਕਾਰ, Bengali: সরকার also spelt Circar)[1] was 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]

## Examples

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* Northern Circars, the five individual districts making up a former division of British India's Madras Presidency
* Rajamundry Sarkar, one among the Northern Circars
* Pakhli, an ancient sarkar now part of Hazara, Pakistan
* Pakhal Sarkar, an area of Mansehra district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

## See also

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* Administrative divisions of India
* Subah or Taraf, Pargana or Mahal, Mauza or Pir

## References

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1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Circar" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 380.
2. ^ a b c Akhter, Nasrin (2012). "Sarkar". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
3. ^ Akhtar, Shirin (2012). "Chakla System". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

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