| Subah of Sira | |||||||||
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| Subdivision of Mughal Empire | |||||||||
| 1687 - 1766 | |||||||||
 Alam flag of the Mughal Empire | |||||||||
 Mughal province of Sira shown in a map of South India at the time of the Anglo-French Wars in the Carnatic, 1746–1760 | |||||||||
| Capital | Sira | ||||||||
| Legislature | Mughal Darbar | ||||||||
| Historical era | Early-modern period | ||||||||
• Established | 1687 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1766 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||
The Province of Sira, also known as Carnatic-Balaghat, was a subah (imperial first-level province) of the Mughal empire in South India that was established in 1687 by conquering emperor Aurangzeb (like Bijapur in 1686 and Golkonda in 1687) and lasted until 1757. The province, which comprised the Carnatic region south of the Tungabhadra river,[1] had its capital in the town of Sira.[2] It was composed of seven parganas (districts): Basavapatna, Budihal, Sira, Penukonda, Dod-Ballapur, Hoskote and Kolar; in addition, Harpanahalli, Kondarpi, Anegundi, Bednur, Chitaldroog and Mysore were considered by the Mughals to be tributary states of the province.[3]