Sarkar (, , , also spelt Circar) was a historical administrative division, used mostly in the Mughal Empire. It was a division of a Subah or province. A sarkar was further divided into Mahallas or Parganas.
The Sarkar system was replaced in the early 18th century by the Chakla system.
Examples
Northern Circars, the five individual districts making up a former division of British India's Madras Presidency Rajamundry Sarkar, one among the Northern Circars Pakhli, an ancient sarkar now part of Hazara, Pakistan Pakhal Sarkar, an area of Mansehra district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
See also
Administrative divisions of India Subah or Taraf, Pargana or Mahal, Mauza or Pir
References