History

Malwa was earlier an independent sultanate. Its last ruler Baz Bahadur

Baz Bahadur

Miyan Bayezid Baz Bahadur was the last sultan of Malwa, who reigned from 1555 to 1562. He succeeded his father, Shuja'at Khan. He is known for his romantic liaison with Roopmati, a singer of Rajput birth....

 was defeated and its capital Mandu was conquered in 1562 by the Akbar’s army led by Abdullah Khan, the Uzbeg. He was appointed its first governor. In 1564 he was replaced by Qara Bahadur Khan. In 1568 it became a subah of Mughal empire. One of its last governors was Sawai Jai Singh

Jai Singh II of Amber

Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh was ruler of the kingdom of Amber . He was born at Amber, the capital of the Kachwahas. He became ruler of Amber at the age of 11 after his father Maharaja Bishan Singh died on 31 December 1699...

, who was the governor of the Subah for three times, from 1714-17, from 1729-30 and from 28 September, 1732 to 4 August, 1737. The Mughal hold on Malwa ended in 1743, when Peshwa

Peshwa

A Peshwa is the titular equivalent of a modern Prime Minister. Emporer Shivaji created the Peshwa designation in order to more effectively delegate administrative duties during the growth of the Maratha Empire. Prior to 1749, Peshwas held office for 8-9 years and controlled the Maratha army...

 Balaji Baji Rao obtained the formal grant of Naib-subahdari (deputy governorship) of Malwa.

Administrative divisions

Malwa Subah comprised 12 sarkar

Sarkar (country subdivision)

Sarkar is an historic administrative unit, used mostly in the Muslim states of the South Asia. It was a territorial division of a Suba or province. A Sarkar was further divided into territorial divisions for the administrative purpose which were called Mahallas or Parganas. The Mahallas or...

s (districts): Ujjain, Chanderi, Raisen, Garha Mandla, Sarangpur, Bijagarh, Mandu, Handia, Nandurbar, Mandsaur, Gagron and Kotri-Parava. These sarkars are further divided into 301 pargana

Pargana

A pargana is a former administrative unit of the Indian subcontinent, used primarily, but not exclusively, by the Muslim kingdoms.Parganas were introduced by the Delhi Sultanate, and the word is of Persian origin. As a revenue unit, a pargana consists of several mouzas, which are the smallest...

s. The city of Ujjain was the capital of the subah.

The sarkars (districts) and the parganas (tehsils) of Malwa Subah were:

Sarkar	Pargana
Ujjain Ujjain Ujjain , is an ancient city of Malwa region in central India, on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River , today part of the state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative centre of Ujjain District and Ujjain Division.In ancient times the city was called Ujjayini...	10 parganas, Ujjain was the capital
Raisen Raisen Raisen is a town and a municipality in Raisen district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Raisen District. Raisen takes its name from the massive fort at the top of a hill. The town is located at the foot. The name is probably a corruption of Rajavasini...	32 parganas
Garha Mandla Mandla -Demographics: India census, Mandla had a population of 45,907. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mandla has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 72%. Majority of Population belongs Adivasi, so...	57 parganas
Chanderi Chanderi Chanderi चंदेरी شندرئ is a town of historical importance in Ashoknagar District of Madhya Pradesh state in India. It is situated at a distance of 127 km from Shivpuri,37 km from Lalitpur,55 km from Ashok Nagar and about 45 km from Esagarh It is surrounded by hills southwest of...	61 parganas
Sarangpur	24 parganas
Bijagarh	29 parganas
Mandu	16 parganas
Handia Handia Handia is a town and a nagar panchayat in Allahabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Handia is located at . It has an average elevation of 92 metres .-Demographics:...	23 parganas
Nandurbar Nandurbar Nandurbar is a city and a municipal council in Nandurbar district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It came into limelight during February 2006 Bird Flu crisis which struck many of its poultry farms. Thousand of chickens from the farms had to be killed and buried in nearby grounds to stop the...	7 parganas
Mandsaur Mandsaur Mandsaur or Mandsour is a city in the Malwa region and district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. It is the administrative headquarters of Mandsaur District.-Origin of name:...	17 parganas
Gagron	12 parganas
Kotri Parava	10 parganas

List of Subahdars

Following is the list of subahdar

Subahdar

Subahdar was one of the designations of a governor of a Subah during the Mughal era of India who was alternately designated as Sahib-i-Subah or Nazim. The word, Subahdar is of Persian origin...

s of Malwa Subah from 1568-1743:

Name	From	To
Bidar Bakht	3 August 1704	March 1706
Khan-i-Alam	April 1706	1707
Nejabat Khan	April 1707
Sawai Jai Singh Jai Singh II of Amber Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh was ruler of the kingdom of Amber . He was born at Amber, the capital of the Kachwahas. He became ruler of Amber at the age of 11 after his father Maharaja Bishan Singh died on 31 December 1699...	1714	1717
Giridhar Bahadur	June 1725	29 November 1728
Sawai Jai Singh (2nd term)	October 1729	1730
Muhammad Khan Bangash	19 September 1730	October 1732
Sawai Jai Singh (3rd term)	October 1732	4 August 1737