Subah of Multan
Multan Subah | |||||||||
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| 1580–1752 | |||||||||
Elaborately illustrated map of the Multan Subah of the Mughal Empire, commissioned by Jean Baptiste Joseph Gentil, ca.1770 | |||||||||
| Capital | Multan | ||||||||
| Historical era | Early modern period | ||||||||
• Established | 1580 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1752 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1601 | 65,832 sq mi (170,500 km2) | ||||||||
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The Subah of Multan (Punjabi: ملتان دا صوبہ, romanized: Multān Dā Sūbāh; Persian: صوبه ملتان, romanized: Sūbāh-ey-Multān) was one of the three subahs (provinces) of the Mughal Empire in the Punjab region, alongside Lahore and Delhi subahs. It was also amongst the original twelve Mughal provinces, encompassing southern parts of Punjab, stretching towards parts of the regions of Pashtunistan and Balochistan, bordering Kandahar Province and the Persian Safavid Empire. It was one of the largest and most important provinces of the Mughal Empire. The province was annexed by Durrani Empire in 1752, with Ali Mohammad Khakwani as its first Durrani governor.