The Sarkar of Kashmir (Urdu: کشمیر سرکار), later the Subah of Kashmir (Urdu: کشمیر صوبہ), was a province of the Mughal Empire encompassing the Kashmir region, now divided between Pakistan (Muzaffarabad division) and India (Kashmir division). It was separated from the Kabul Subah and was made into an imperial province under administrative reforms carried out by emperor Shah Jahan in 1648. The province ceased to exist when Durrani forces, under Ahmed Shah Abdali, entered Kashmir in 1752 and captured Quli Khan, the last Mughal Subahdar.
Geography
The Kashmir Subah was bordered on the north by the Maqpon Kingdom of Baltistan, to the east by the Namgyal Kingdom of Ladakh, to the west by the Kabul Subah, the south by Lahore Subah, and to the south east by the semi autonomous hill states of Jammu.[1]
List of governors
- Qulich Kulbah Khan (r. 1606–1609)[2]
- Ahmad Beg Khan (r. 1615–1618)[2]
- Zaffar Khan (r. 1633–1640)[2]
- Ali Mardhan Khan (r. 1642, 1650–1657)[2]
- Saif Khan (r. 1664–1667)[2]
- Mubarez Khan (r. 1667–1668)[2]
- Iftikhar Khan (r. 1671–1675)[3][2]
- Muzafer Khan (r. 1690–1692)[2]
- Fazal Khan (r. 1698–1701)[2]
- Ibrahim Khan (r. 1701–1706)[2]
- Mir Ahmad Khan (r. unknown–1720)[2]
- Abdul Samad (r. 1720–1723)[2]
- Fakar-ud-Daula[2]
- Ati Ullah Khan (r. 1739–1741)[2]
- Quli Khan (r. unknown–1752)
References
- ^ Saran, Parmatma (1941). The Provincial Government of the Mughals, 1526–1658. Kitabistan.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Bakshi, S. R. (1997). Kashmir: History and People. Kashmir Through Ages. Vol. 1. Sarup & Sons. pp. 126–133. ISBN 978-81-85431-96-3. OCLC 40452761. OL 13177434M.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Singh, Trilochan (1967). "XXII". Guru Tegh Bahadur, Prophet and Martyr: A Biography. Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. pp. 293–300.