ICSE Class 7 Answered

The provincial administration under Akbar was as follows:

1. The Mughal empire was divided into fifteen provinces or subas. A governor or the subedar was in charge of the province.
2. While the subedar looked after military and civil affairs, the diwan kept an account of the land revenues. Both subedar and diwan kept a check on each other.
3. The provinces were divided into districts or sarkars. The sarkars were further subdivided into parganas. A pargana had numerous villages in it.
4. A team of officials looked after different functions in a pargana. Village panchayats looked after the administration of villages.