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The Ajmer Subah (Persian: صوبه اجمیر) was one of the original 12 subahs (provinces) that comprised the Mughal Empire after the administrative reform under the rule of Akbar. Its borders roughly corresponded to modern-day Rajasthan, and the capital was the city of Ajmer.[2]

CapitalAjmer
1601
121,095[1] sq mi (313,630 km2)
Today part ofIndia
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Ajmer Subah
1580–1752
Ajmer Subah depicted in map of Mughal Empire by Robert Wilkinson (1805)
Ajmer Subah depicted in map of Mughal Empire by Robert Wilkinson (1805)
CapitalAjmer
Subahdar 
• 1580
Dastam Khan
History 
• Established
1580
• Maratha occupation
1752
Area
• 1601
121,095[1] sq mi (313,630 km2)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Rajput states
Maratha Confederacy
Rajputana Agency
Today part ofIndia
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History

Mughal patronage of the city of Ajmer in the 16th century through the support of local Sufi shrines (such as one dedicated to Moinuddin Chishti) through waqfs, culminating in Akbar's pilgrimage to the city itself in 1562. Jahangir continued the legacy of pilgrimage and imperial patronage. Shah Jahan visited the shrine as well in 1628, 1636, 1643, and 1654. Aurangzeb visited once, prior to his Deccan campaigns.[3]: 28–35 

For a brief period in the 1720, Ajit Singh of Marwar occupied Ajmer and declared independence from Mughal rule until the Barha Sayyids reconquered the province.

In March 1752, the Maratha peshwas demanded the governorship of Ajmer from the Mughals, and Jayappaji Rao Scindia went to war supporting Ram Singh of Marwar when the request was denied, sacking the city of Ajmer.

Geography

Ajmer Subah was bordered to the north by Multan Subah and Delhi Subah, to the west by Thatta Subah, to the South by Gujarat Subah and Malwa Subah and to the east by the Agra Subah.[4]

Government

Subahdars

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Personal NameReign[5][3]
Dastam Khan1580–c. 1595
Sherza Khan1595–?
Prince Salim1598–?
Iftikhar Khanc. 1680–?
Shujaat Khanc. 1710–?
Ajit Singh of Marwar1719–1723
Haider Quli Khan1723–?
Qamar al-Din
Jai Singh II1740–?
Maratha rule
Sahaba Patel1752-1752
Pandit Govind Rao1753–1761
Santaji Rao1761-1770
Sambhaji Rao1770-1773
Mirza Anwar Beg1773-1787
Shivaji Nanasaheb (As deputy of Lakhwa Dada)1790-1801
Perron1801-1803
Bala Rao Ingaliah (As deputy of Ambaji Ingaliah)1806-1809
Gomanji Rao1809-1816
Bapuji Shinde1816-1818
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Administrative divisions

Ajmer was divided into 7 sarkars under Akbar's reign.[6]

More information Sarkar, Parganas ...
SarkarParganas
Ajmer (capital)24
Jodhpur21
Chittor28
Ranthambore36
Nagaur30
Sirohi
Bikaner
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