Subah of Multan
| Subah of Multan | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subdivision of Mughal Empire | |||||||||
| 1580–1756 | |||||||||
| Capital | Multan | ||||||||
| Historical era | Early modern period | ||||||||
• Established | 1580 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1756 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | |||||||||
The Subah of Multan was a subdivision of the Mughal Empire encompassing the southern Punjab region.
History
The Subah of Multan was one of twelve administrative divisions created by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1580.[1]
Notable governors
The following is a list of notable governors of Multan subah appointed by the central Mughal government.[1][2]
16th century
- Syed Hamid Bukhari
- Sadiq Khan & Smail Quli Khan
- Muhib Ali Khan & Mirza Khan
- Rustam Mirza
- Said Khan
17th century
- Asaf Khan
- Najabat Khan
- Qulij Khan
- Yusuf Khan
- Najabat Khan
- Qulij Khan
- Saeed Khan Khan
- Murad Baksh
- Saeed Khan Khan
- Aurangzeb
- Bahadur Khan Rohela
- Aurangzeb
- Dara
- Abdur Razzaq Gilani
- Shaikh Musavi Gilani
References
- ^ a b >Husain, A. (1970). Provincial Governors under Akbar (1580-1605). Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, 32, 269-277. Retrieved August 1, 2020, from www.jstor.org/stable/44141074
- ^ Ali, M. Athar. “Provincial Governors under Shah Jahan - An Analysis.” Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, vol. 32, 1970, pp. 288–319., www.jstor.org/stable/44141077. Accessed 1 Aug. 2020.