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'''Chakla''' ([[Persian language|Persian]]: چکلہ) was a district-level [[administrative division]] in [[Indian subcontinent]] during the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal period]].<ref name=banglapedia>{{cite book |last=Akhtar |first=Shirin |year=2012 |chapter=Chakla System |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Chakla_System |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> The chakla system was used at least in [[Bengal]]<ref name=banglapedia/> and [[Awadh]]<ref name=muk>{{cite book|last1=Mukherjee|first1=Rudrangshu|title=Awadh in Revolt 1857-1858|date=2002|isbn=81 7824 027 0|page=2}}</ref> provinces. The chakla was the major administrative division in a [[Subah (country subdivision)|subah]] (province). It was further subdivided into [[parganas]]; each pargana consisted of several villages.<ref name="muk" /> |
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* [[Administrative divisions of India]] |
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* [[Sarkar (administrative division)]] |
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[[Category:Awadh]] |
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[[Category:History of Uttar Pradesh]] |
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[[Category:Former subdivisions of Bangladesh]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:05, 10 February 2024
Chakla (Persian: چکلہ) was a district-level administrative division in Indian subcontinent during the Mughal period.[1] The chakla system was used at least in Bengal[1] and Awadh[2] provinces. The chakla was the major administrative division in a subah (province). It was further subdivided into parganas; each pargana consisted of several villages.[2]
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[edit]- ^ a b Akhtar, Shirin (2012). "Chakla System". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b Mukherjee, Rudrangshu (2002). Awadh in Revolt 1857-1858. p. 2. ISBN 81 7824 027 0.