Agra Subah

The Agra Subah (Persian: صوبه آگره) was a subah (province) of the Mughal Empire, established in the reign of Akbar and one of the empire's core territories until it was eclipsed by the rapidly expanding Maratha Empire. To the north it bordered Delhi and Awadh, to the east Allahabad, and to the south and west Malwa and Ajmer. Its capital was at Agra, an important administrative center of the empire which was expanded under Mughal rule.

CapitalAgra

Historical eraEarly-modern period

1601

46,417^[1] sq mi (120,220 km²)

Today part ofIndia

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Agra Subah
1558–1761
Agra Subah depicted in map of Mughal Empire by Robert Wilkinson (1805)
Capital	Agra
Subahdar
Historical era	Early-modern period
• Established	1558
• Suraj Mal's conquest of Agra	12 June 1761
Area
• 1601	46,417[1] sq mi (120,220 km2)
Preceded by Succeeded by Delhi Sultanate Bharatpur State Maratha Confederacy
Today part of	India

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