Ajmer Subah
1580–1758
Ajmer Subah depicted in map of Mughal Empire by Robert Wilkinson (1805)
Capital	Ajmer
Subahdar
• 1580	Dastam Khan
History
• Established	1580
• Maratha occupation	1758
Area
• 1601	121,095[1] sq mi (313,630 km2)
Preceded by Succeeded by Rajput states Maratha Confederacy Rajputana Agency
Today part of	India

TheAjmer Subah (Persian:صوبه اجمیر) was one of the original 12subahs (provinces) that comprised theMughal Empire after the administrative reform under the rule ofAkbar. Its borders roughly corresponded to modern-dayRajasthan, and the capital was the city ofAjmer.^[2]

Mughal patronage of the city ofAjmer in the 16th century through the support of localSufi shrines (such as one dedicated toMoinuddin Chishti) throughwaqfs, culminating inAkbar'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 theBarha Sayyids reconquered the province.

In March 1752, theMarathapeshwas demanded the governorship of Ajmer from the Mughals, andJayappaji Rao Scindia went to war supportingRam Singh of Marwar when the request was denied, sacking the city of Ajmer.

Ajmer Subah was bordered to the north byMultan Subah andDelhi Subah, to the west byThatta Subah, to the South byGujarat Subah andMalwa Subah and to the east by theAgra Subah.^[4]

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

• Mughal subahs
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• History of Rajasthan

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