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Chakla (administrative division)


Chakla (Persian: چکله) was a district level administrative division in India during Mughal period. The chakla system was in practice at least at Bengal and Awadh provinces. Chakla was the major administrative division in a province, subah. It was further subdivided into Parganas; each Pargana was consisting of several villages.



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