The Collaborative International Dictionary
Subah \Su"bah\ (s[=oo]"b[.a]), n. [Per. & Hind. s[=u]bah.] A province; a government, as of a viceroy; also, a subahdar.
Wiktionary
alt. A province of the (w: Mughal Empire). n. A province of the (w: Mughal Empire).
Wikipedia
A Subah was a province of the Mughal Empire in South Asia. The governor of a subah was known as a subahdar (sometimes also referred to as a "subah"), which later became subedar to refer to an officer in the Indian Army. The subahs were established by the emperor Akbar during his administrative reforms of 1572-1580; initially they numbered 12, but his conquests expanded the number of subahs to 15 by the end of his reign. Subahs were divided into Sarkars, or districts. Sarkars were further divided into Parganas or Mahals. His successors, most notably Aurangzeb, expanded the number of subahs further through their conquests. As the empire began to dissolve in the early 18th century, many subahs became effectively independent, or were conquered by the Marathas or the British.
Subah was a popular TV series telecast on Doordarshan in 1987 directed by Bharat Rangachary. It is a novel by Sivasankari on drug addiction. The title song for the series, "Aye zamane tere samne aa gaye", was done by legendary composer R. D. Burman.
Subah may refer to:
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Subah, a country division in Mughal India
- Subah, a misnomer for a for subahdar or nazim (governor) of a Subah
- Subah (TV series), a 1987 Indian Hindi-language TV series
- Subah, a character from The Lingo Show, a children's TV show
Usage examples of "subah".
Bostenay, whom they described as very rich, and who is here enjoined to pay me five thousand dirhems, if, in consequence of my information, Hassan Subah, that is yourself, return forthwith to Hamadan without attacking them.
The Mollahs in solemn procession advanced to the ramparts, to shed their benediction on the victorious Hassan Subah.
Moslem caravan stopped, and plundered in the name of the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, orders were despatched from Bagdad to the new governor of Hamadan, Hassan Subah, to suppress the robbers, or the rebels, and to send David Alroy dead or alive to the capital.
Bostenay, whom they described as very rich, and who is here enjoined to pay me five thousand dirhems, if, in consequence of my information, Hassan Subah, that is yourself, return forthwith to Hamadan without attacking them.