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History • Medieval IndiaEasy

The administrative division of a province (Suba) in the Mughal Empire was further divided into units known as:

A. Sarkars✓ Correct Answer
B. Parganas
C. Grams
D. Mandals

💡 Solution & Explanation

Mughal provincial administration was meticulously organized, where each suba or province was subdivided into administrative units called sarkars, which were further broken down into parganas or mahals containing clusters of villages. Grams served as the basic fiscal and residential units at the lowest level. This administrative nomenclature is a standard testing area in medieval Indian history questions.

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