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==== Territory ====At its zenith in the 17th century under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahadur_Shah_II Aurangzeb]the empire was divided as follows:==== Suba ====The ''Suba'' (province) was the laergest unit and there were 29 governed by a ''Subedar'' (governor) - not to be confused the Indian army rank [[Subadar]]. The ''Suba'' was subdivided in two ways - for revenue collection and for militaryadministration.==== Sarkar ====The ''Sarkar'' (district) was a revenue subdivision of the ''Suba'' which contained a number of ''Parganas'' (sub-districts). The "Purgunnah" battalions in the [[Bengal Native Infantry]] were formed for revenue collecting duty. 29 ''Subas'' (provinces)
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The '''Mughal Empire''' originated from Central Asia and controlled most of the Indian subcontinent lasting from the reign of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babur Babur] beginning in 1526 to the exile of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahadur_Shah_II Bahadur Shah II] in 1857. FIBIS records contain many references to Mughal administration and officials so a brief description is given below.
