Subah of Lahore
Lahore Subah | |||||||||||
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| 1580–1758 | |||||||||||
Elaborately illustrated map of the Lahore Subah of the Mughal Empire commissioned by Jean Baptiste Joseph Gentil, ca.1770 | |||||||||||
| Capital | Lahore | ||||||||||
| Government | Subdivision | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Early modern period | ||||||||||
• Established | 1580 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 15 September 1758 | ||||||||||
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• 1601 | 54,428 sq mi (140,970 km2) | ||||||||||
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The Subah of Lahore (Punjabi: لہور دا صوبہ, romanized: La(h)ōr Dā Sūbāh; Persian: صوبه لاهور, romanized: Sūbah-yi-Lāhor) was one of the three subahs (provinces) of the Mughal Empire in the Punjab region, alongside Multan and Delhi subahs, encompassing the northern, central and eastern Punjab. It was created as one of the original 12 Subahs of the Mughal Empire under the administrative reforms carried by Akbar in 1580. In 1752, the Subahdar Moin-ul-Mulk transferred his allegiance to Ahmad Shah Durrani. The province ceased to exist as a political unit after the death of Adina Beg in 1758, with large parts being incorporated into Durrani Empire. Collectively, Lahore and Multan subahs, and parts of Delhi subah, comprised "Mughal Punjab".